Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 81, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 12, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 12, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
571 FZAK52 PAFC 130002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 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. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE FAR WESTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON AND TRACK EASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ..WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. $$
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976 FZAK52 PAFC 131156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 970 MB BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN TO 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 988 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 570 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 270 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 983 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY WEST OF SAND POINT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$
732 FZAK52 PAFC 131544 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 150 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 970 MB BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN TO 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 988 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 570 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 270 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 983 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY WEST OF SAND POINT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$
890 FZAK52 PAFC 140053 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL CROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT REACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$
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 Mar 12, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN
ASIA TO WESTERN CANADA AND AS FAR SOUTH AS 30 TO 35N LATITUDE.
A SHORT-WAVE IS LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS
MORNING...PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS ALONG UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE
CHUGACH AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS...FROM ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT
VALLEY TO VALDEZ AND CORDOVA. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE SHIRT-TERM
IS A MAJOR STORM SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS THAT A TRIPLE POINT LOW HAS DEVELOPED SOUTH OF THE ALASKS
PENINSULA AND THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN UNDER GOOD UPPER
SUPPORT WHILE THE PARENT LOW WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN. BLIZZARD WARNINGS
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE DEEP
MOISTURE IS BEGINNING TO EXIT THIS REGION AS THE TRIPLE POINT
LOW BECOMES DOMINANT AND THE PARENT LOW SINKS SOUTHWARD...SO PRECIP
WILL BECOME SHOWERY VERY SHORTLY AND PLAN TO CANCEL THE WARNINGS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SOLUTIONS ARE ALL A LITTLE DIFFERENT WITH
LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE TWO LOW CENTERS SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THE GFS/NAM APPEAR TO BETTER DEPICT
THE DOUBLE BARREL STRUCTURE...BUT THESE DIFFERENCES HAVE LITTLE
IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. ALL SOLUTIONS ARE GROUPED IN THE SAME AREA
AND SHOW THE SAME IDEA OF STRENGTHENING TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. MORE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ARISE WITH HANDLING OF
OCCLUDED FRONT AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF SATURDAY.
THE GFS IS FASTEST IN SWINGING THIS FRONT WESTWARD TOWARD KODIAK
ISLAND...ALTHOUGH THE UKMET AND EC ARE NOT FAR BEHIND. HOW FAR
WESTWARD THIS FRONT PROGRESSES WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
ON KODIAK'S WEATHER AND WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LOT OF
SNOW AND WIND AND MOSTLY DRY WITH A LOT OF WIND. RIGHT NOW WE
ARE LEANING TOWARD THE MORE AGGRESSIVE GFS/ECMWF/UKMET. MODELS
ALSO SHOW OTHER WEAK TRIPLE POINT LOWS FORMING...BUT DON'T EXPECT
THESE TO DEVELOP INTO ANYTHING MORE THAN WEAK FRONTAL LOWS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...HAVE ALREADY UPDATED KODIAK FORECAST TO
TREND TOWARD SNOWIER CONDITIONS. PLAN TO ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH
WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE...RECOGNIZING THAT IF THE OCCLUDED
FRONT IS A LITTLE FURTHER EAST THAN CURRENTLY INDICATED BY THE
MODEL CONSENSUS THE WILL STILL SEE STRONG WINDS...BUT SNOWFALL
WOULD BE MUCH LESS AND THEREFORE BLIZZARD WOULD LIKELY NOT HAPPEN.
THEREFORE...WILL HAVE TO CLOSELY MONITOR MODEL TRENDS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IF WARRANTED. EXPECT
FRONTAL PRECIP TO EXTEND UP TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION
BY SATURDAY NIGHT. WITH EXTENSIVE OFFSHORE FLOW AHEAD OF THE
FRONT PRECIP WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT. WILL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH
OUT FOR USUAL THREAT OF A BLIZZARD THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...BUT
AT THIS POINT WINDS LOOK BORDERLINE AND SNOW LOOKS LIKE IT WILL
BE LIGHT...SO NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO ISSUE ANYTHING YET. THE REST
OF SOUTHCENTRAL CAN EXPECT A CHANCE OF SNOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS
MOISTURE PUSHES INLAND...BUT IF SNOW DOES FALL IT SHOULD BE LIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE BULK OF THE PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
HOWEVER...EXPECT A BAND OR TWO OF SNOW TO SPREAD NORTHWEST ACROSS
BRISTOL BAY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHT AND
SHORT-LIVED. OTHERWISE...THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN
DRY WITH INCREASING NORTHERLIES DUE TO THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA BEGINNING THIS EVENING. WINDS AND BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES
WILL LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS BY MONDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...STRONG WINDS AND COLD ADVECTION ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS
WITH OCCASIONALLY LOW VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY FROM THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS TO SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY
IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS THE
STORM MOVES INTO THE GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE
WEST. RIGHT BEHIND THIS RIDGE A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. FLOW ALONG THE FRONT WILL BE
SOUTHERLY...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE MARGINALLY WARMER...SO
EXPECT SNOW PERHAPS MIXED WITH RAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...RIDGE MOVING ACROSS BERING SUNDAY AND MONDAY
WILL BECOME HIGHLY AMPLIFIED AHEAD OF A DIGGING WESTERN BERING
SYSTEM...SO MUCH SO THAT IT WILL LIKELY SET UP A BLOCKING PATTERN
BY MID WEEK CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN ALASKA.
THIS WOULD RESULT IN DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER FROM THE EASTERN
BERING TO MAINLAND ALASKA AND ISOLATE ANY STORMS TO THE WESTERN
BERING AND ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 171 (WITH AFTERNOON FORECAST).
MARINE...STORM WARNING...132 150 155.
GALE WARNING...120 130 138 140 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
179 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 3:03 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:29 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr |
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