Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 269, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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119 FZAK52 PAFC 051235 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT DISSIPATES OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON. A 971 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 275 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB 75 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN AFTERNOON AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ 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. $$
488 FZAK52 PAFC 060806 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 UPDATED MARINE ZONES 155 165 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB 100 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 982 MB 350 SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND INTO EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN THEN WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1100 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1100 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ 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 1100 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 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. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAINT PAUL ISLAND N. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAINT PAUL ISLAND N. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAINT PAUL ISLAND N. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
329 FZAK52 PAFC 061249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN EVENING AT 973 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 991 MB BY MON EVENING AND TO 475 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 996 MB BY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY SUN EVENING AND WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
783 FZAK52 PAFC 070005 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 730 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
188 FZAK52 PAFC 071243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 994 MB MON EVENING AND DISSIPATE 400 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI TUE MORNING. A 966 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO 350 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 969 MB TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 4, 5:37 AM AKST, 10 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 5:37 AM AKST, 10 hours 23 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST THU MARCH 3 2011
.UPPER LEVEL/SURFACE ANALYSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN
CANADA NEAR INUVIK CONTINUES TO DOMINATE MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA THIS
MORNING WITH CLEAR SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE. TO THE SOUTH A
WEAKENING LOW HAS CONTINUED TO SPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
GULF OF ALASKA WITH THE MAIN IMPACT BEING FELT ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND.
CLOUD COVER HAS CLEARED OUT ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING OVERNIGHT AS A
SHOT OF DRY AIR FROM THE MAINLAND HAS PUSHED WEST TOWARDS THE
PRIBILOFS. STRATUS CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY WESTWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL INTO THE WESTERN BERING IN ANTICYCLONIC FLOW UNDERNEATH A
LARGE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN BERING. FARTHER WEST A 986 MB
LOW SOUTHWEST OF ATTU IS PUSHING AN OCCLUDED FRONT INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS BRINGING STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH RAIN AND SNOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...A RELATIVELY SIMPLE PATTERN INITIALLY MAKES FOR
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT IN BRINGING THE NEXT LOW NORTH INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. THERE ARE MINOR POSITIONAL DIFFERENCES WITH
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM THAT IMPACTS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY
EVENING BUT THE GENERAL PICTURE REMAINS SIMILAR. DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO
BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED ON SUNDAY REGARDING THE TIMING OF A
TROUGH/TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT SWINGS NORTH INTO THE AKPEN LATER IN THE
WEEKEND. THE NAM/GFS BOTH FAVOR AN OPEN TROUGH WHEREAS THE ECMWF/GEM
FAVOR A DEEPER AND SLOWER CLOSED LOW. THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE IS
GOING WITH THE NAM/GFS SOLUTION IN THE WEST. MODEL AGREEMENT BREAKS
DOWN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE
TRACK AND TIMING OF THE NEXT BIG LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS...NOT SURPRISING AS THE OVERALL PATTERN BECOMES ZONAL AND
MORE PROGRESSIVE. WENT WITH A BLEND OF THE GFS AND ECMWF IN THE
MIDRANGE TO SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE FOR NOW WITH HPC BEING THE CHOICE IN
THE THE LONGER RANGE...DAYS 6-7.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH OVER THE
INTERIOR AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL KEEP GUSTY NORTH WINDS
BLOWING THROUGH THE USUAL GAPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THOUGH THE LACK
OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT MEANS THAT WINDS SHOULD NOT BE NEARLY AS
STRONG AS THEY HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. STRONG WIND
HEADLINES WILL STILL BE NECESSARY THROUGH SATURDAY THROUGH THOMPSON
PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA THOUGH AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT IS ENHANCED BY A STRONG LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF
BY SATURDAY. THE TIGHTENED GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN STORM
FORCE WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY. MOST
AREAS CAN COUNT ON CONTINUED DRY AND SUNNY WEATHER WELL INTO NEXT
WEEK. THE PRIMARY EXCEPTION WILL BE KODIAK ISLAND WHERE SNOW SHOWERS
SHOULD BE ONGOING FOR MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT AS THE
LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF MOVES SOUTH AND FALLS APART. THE RESPITE FOR
KODIAK SHOULD BE BRIEF THOUGH AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF AND
SNOW RETURNS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW
WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM HOWEVER IT SHOULD QUICKLY MIX WITH RAIN SUNDAY
AS WARMER AIR MOVES ACROSS THE ISLAND.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...VERY QUIET PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND OVERALL
WITH CONTINUED OFFSHORE FLOW. DID GO WITH CHANCE POPS FOR BRISTOL BAY
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME
MOISTURE MAY BE IT OVER THE ALEUTIAN RANGE FROM THE LOW IN THE
GULF...BUT OTHERWISE MUCH OF THE SAME.
.ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
BECOMES CUT OFF AND RETREATS NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND OPENING
UP THE ALEUTIANS TO THE STORM TRACKS ONCE AGAIN. A FRONT MOVES INTO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY BRINGING GALES ALONG WITH SNOW AND RAIN
BEFORE FALLING APART TONIGHT. THE NEXT MAJOR STORM LOOKS POISED TO
AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY BRINGING RAIN
AND WIND. FOR NOW JUST GOING WITH CHANCE POPS FOR THE AKPEN THIS
WEEKEND DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE POLEWARD EXTENT OF THE
TROUGH/POSSIBLE LOW THAT DEVELOPS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...STORM TRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO STAY SOUTH OF
MUCH OF THE AOR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ALEUTIANS THANKS TO HIGH
PRESSURE THAT WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. RESULTING DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP SKIES SUNNY
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH HIGHS NEARLY NORMAL IN
SPITE OF THE NORTHERLY FLOW DUE TO PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 140 165 170 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
WOOD FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 9:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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