Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 73, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 7, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 7, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
265 FZAK52 PAFC 071257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 169W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE MENDENHALL SUN AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW 250 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SE OF SAND POINT AT 975 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 50 NM S OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL RAPIDLY MOVE TO 100 NM SE OF ADAK SUN AFTERNOON AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...EAST OF ATKA...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING. ATKA WEST...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$
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547 FZAK52 PAFC 080023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 964 MB SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 980 MB SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 987 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$
703 FZAK52 PAFC 080719 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 UPDATED ZONE 176. 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 964 MB SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 980 MB SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 987 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 1020 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$
635 FZAK52 PAFC 081250 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 110 NM S OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO UNIMAK ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 1004 MB LOW 275 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM N OF ADAK AT 992 MB BY TUE MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 150 NM E OF SAND POINT AT 987 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...MAINLY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING SIDE. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING SIDE. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$
916 FZAK52 PAFC 090014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ATTU MOVES 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY LAT WED MORNING AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 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 Mar 6, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT IN THE GULF
THROUGH THREE DAYS AND THE BERING SEA FOR THE NEXT TWO. IN THE SHORT
TERM ONE ADVANTAGE THAT THE NAM HAS IS THAT IT IS THE ONLY ONE
DETECTING A MESO LOW THAT HAS DEVELOPED IN COOK INLET. THEREFORE THE
NAM WILL GIVE THE BEST INFORMATION FOR THE COOK INLET REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS STRETCHED
OVER EASTERN RUSSIA INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. THE UPPER TROUGH
EXTENDS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOW AND THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THE 250 MB JET STREAM RUNS SOUTH OF THE LOW AND OVER THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BEFORE WEAKENING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE
JET SUPPORT OVER THE GULF WHICH GREATLY ENHANCED FRIDAY STORM HAS
MOVED EASTWARD OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE THE LOW FROM FRIDAYS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA STORM IS
OVER THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND THERE IS A RESIDUAL MESO LOW IN COOK
INLET. THE SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF KISKA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
EASTWARD ALONG THE JET STREAM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AREAS THAT HAVE TRICKY FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT
12 TO 24 HOURS. COOK INLET IS THE FIRST AREA AS A PRONOUNCED MESO LOW
HAS DEVELOPED NEAR KENAI AND WILL DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
EVENING. THERE ARE SOME SNOW BANDS AROUND THIS LOW WHICH WILL BRING
SOME DECENT SNOWFALL UNDER THEM. KACHEMAK BAY IS RECEIVING THE WORST
OF IT AS OF EARLY AFTERNOON AND THE SPEED OF THIS LOWS MOVEMENT
NORTHEASTWARD WILL DETERMINE WHEN IT IMPROVES THERE.
A POLAR VORTEX APPROACHING THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL BRING MORE SNOW
SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL BRING PERIODS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT TWO DAYS THE UPPER LOW IN THE BERING SEA
WILL STRENGTHEN AS WELL AS THE JET STREAM. THE LOW WILL NOT MOVE MUCH
BUT THE JET WILL EDGE FARTHER EASTWARD. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
COLD AIR INTO THE FORECAST AREA AS THE NEXT LARGE LOW TRAVELS ALONG
THE JET STREAM JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BEFORE CURVING NORTHWARD
INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA MON. THIS STORM LOOKS TO TAKE A SIMILAR PATH
TO THE ONE YESTERDAY AND WILL BRING MORE SNOW AND WINDS TO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF COAST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SEE MORE WINDS AND SNOW SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
WITH THIS SYSTEM.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AFTER THE NEXT LOW MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN
ALASKA BY TUESDAY THE UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING WILL SHIFT OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND UNSETTLED
WEATHER INTO THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK WHILE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 140 150 155 165 170 179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 140 141 155 165 170.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
EZ MAR 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 6, 6:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 70 hr | |
| Mar 6, 6:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Mar 6, 6:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 6, 9:20 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:42 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 7, 5:15 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 7, 9:31 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.