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Gale Warning 267, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 4, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 4, 2011, 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

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The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 5, 2011, 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.

707 
FZAK52 PAFC 041258
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

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.

PKZ199-050300-
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
A 986 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO KAMCHATKA
PUSHING A FRONT INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW MOVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT EVENING AND STRENGTHENS TO 967 MB
175 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-050300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-050300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-050300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-050300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-050300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-050300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-050300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-050300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-050300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-050300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-050300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
330 
FZAK52 PAFC 050002
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

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.

PKZ199-051500-
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 985 MB
LOW MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND MOVES TO 30 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 978 SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW FORMS 330 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SAT NIGHT AT 985 MB AND MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTHEAST
OF ATKA AT 975 MB SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-051500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-051500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-051500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-051500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E WIND 25 KT
TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
$$

PKZ180-051500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
$$

PKZ170-051500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-051500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-051500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-051500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-051500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-051500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-051500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$
119 
FZAK52 PAFC 051235
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

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.

PKZ199-060300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT DISSIPATES OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON. A
971 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 275 NM SOUTH OF ADAK
SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB 75 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN
AFTERNOON AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE
LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-060300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-060300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 
13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-060300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-060300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11
FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-060300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
136 
FZAK52 PAFC 060009
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

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.

PKZ199-061500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 982 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB 100 NM
SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 982 MB 350
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND INTO EASTERN
ALEUTIANS SUN THEN WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MON.

$$

PKZ150-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   

$$

PKZ160-061500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-061500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$

PKZ180-061500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-061500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 40 KT
BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-061500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-061500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAINT PAUL
ISLAND N. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAINT PAUL ISLAND N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAINT PAUL
ISLAND N. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA. CONCERNING THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT IS
IN AND SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THE GFS HAS THE LOW MOVING FASTER
AND BEING WEAKER THAN THE OTHER MODELS. THE NAM SEEMS TO BE HANDLING
THE EMBEDDED LOWS BETTER THAN THE OTHER MODELS SO TRENDING TOWARDS
THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS THE DOMINANT
FEATURE IN THE BERING SEA AND HAS STARTED TO TRACK TO THE NORTH. THIS
HIGH CONTINUES TO CREATE A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THE BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. WINDS CONTINUE TO BE FROM
THE NORTH IN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS.
SHORTWAVES MOVING AROUND THE GULF LOW CONTINUE TO CAUSE STRONG WINDS
AT THE SURFACE FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. BOTH THE UPPER
LEVEL JET AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE ARE MINIMAL THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA. THE LOW LEVEL JET MOVES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF ALASKA
FROM EAST TO WEST AND THEN CURVES TO THE SOUTH AS IT TRAVELS OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
THE LARGE COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF HAS A FAIRLY STRONG EMBEDDED LOW
BETWEEN MIDDLETON ISLAND AND KODIAK ISLAND THAT IS MOVING TOWARD
KODIAK. THIS WILL BE A KEY FEATURE FOR THE NORTHWEST GULF AND KODIAK
TONIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOW MOVING TOWARD KODIAK SHOULD BRING SNOW
TO THE ISLAND. AMOUNTS ARE A BIT TRICKY WITH AROUND 2 INCHES EXPECTED
FROM THE MORNING PACKAGE...BUT SOME CONCERN THAT THEY COULD BE MORE
IF A NUMBER OF SNOW BANDS MOVE THROUGH AFTER THE MAIN LOW TONIGHT.
THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP KODIAK IN SNOW SHOWERS ON AND OFF OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE IS AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH THESE
LOWS. THE ONLY OTHER PART OF THE FORECAST AREA AT RISK OF
PRECIPITATION IS IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE THERE WILL BE SOME
RAIN IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FRONT OUT THERE.
WINDS SHOULD COME DOWN SOME OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF
COAST TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND BUT IT WILL REMAIN
BREEZY FROM NORTHERLY DIRECTIONS INTO THE WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER
THE WEEKEND AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO DOMINATE THE
BERING BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A MORE
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 138 176.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DK/EZ MAR 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Mar 3, 10:45 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 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.