Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 289, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
064 FZAK52 PAFC 201201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 150 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL AT 978 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 987 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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701 FZAK52 PAFC 202255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF MEKORYUK MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AT 980 MB MON MORNING. A COMPLEX 984 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 994 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 45 KT...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
155 FZAK52 PAFC 211159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 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. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL MOVES TO THE CHUKCHI SEA THIS AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 994 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
480 FZAK52 PAFC 212324 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... AN ELONGATED 987 MB LOW CENTERED 100 NM WEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND MOVES NEAR EMMONAK TUE EVENING AT 991 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES NORTH. A 999 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND LATE TUE MORNING MOVES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND WED AFTERNOON STRENGTHENS TO 994 MB WED NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
164 FZAK52 PAFC 221135 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO NEAR KIPNUK LATE TONIGHT AT 999 MB THEN TO BETHEL AT 61N 162W BY LATE WED NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW 260 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW AT 999 MB BY LATE TONIGHT THEN TO NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1002 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 999 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW 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 19, 4:30 PM AKDT, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 4:30 PM AKDT, 11 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
430 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAJOR WEATHER FEATURE THIS AFTERNOON IS A 964 MB LOW CENTERED
JUST NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THAT IS BRINGING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
OF UP TO 100 MPH TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...WHERE WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE ON THE INFRARED
AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY...WITH A TIGHTLY WOUND CIRCULAR CLOUD
SHIELD ENCOMPASSING THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING AND A POTENT FRONT
PUSHING OUT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM ACROSS THE WESTERN AKPEN. THE LOW IS
CURRENTLY AT ITS PEAK INTENSITY AT THE EDGE OF THE LEFT EXIT REGION
OF THE UPPER LEVEL JET...AND SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN EARLY TOMORROW AS
IT TRACKS FURTHER NORTH AND AWAY FROM THE JET.
THE WEATHER IS CALM ACROSS THE REST OF THE AOR WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE FIRMLY IN CONTROL. A MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE IS SPREADING CLOUDS
OVER FAR EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND CLOUDS FROM THE EASTERN
ALEUTIAN LOW ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS MAY REDEVELOP TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA
VALLEY AND COOK INLET REGIONS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE BIG WEATHER STORY OF THE DAY IS THE STRONG
LOW MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE VALID IN THESE AREAS WITH STRONGEST
WINDS FORECAST IN THE DUTCH HARBOR AREA. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN SOME AS
IT HEADS INTO THE EASTERN BERING OVERNIGHT BUT THE BRISTOL BAY AREA
AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL SEE SOME STRONG WINDS WITH IT...THOUGH LESS
THAN WARNING LEVELS.
THE OTHER AREA OF CONCERN LATE TONIGHT IS IN THE PRIBILOF ISLAND AREA
AFTER THE LOW PASSES BY. WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH COLD ADVECTION
KEEPING OR TURNING ALL THE PRECIPITATION TO SNOW. WITH SNOW AND WINDS
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING THERE COULD BE NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE PRIBILOFS. AT THIS TIME WE ARE MORE
INCLINED TO NOT FORECAST CONDITIONS QUITE TO BLIZZARD DUE TO WARMER
DAYS RECENTLY THAT HAVE MELTED THE TOP LAYER OF GROUND WHICH WILL
MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR SNOW TO BLOW AT THE ONSET OF THE STRONG
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS VERY FAST
MOVING SO THE TIME THEY ARE AT RISK IS SHORT AS WELL. THIS SITUATION
SHOULD STILL BE MONITORED OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THAT
AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN STILL ON TRACK TO
TAKE HOLD OF MUCH OF THE STATE FOR THE COMING WEEK. MODELS ARE
BEGINNING TO SUGGEST THAT THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER MAY BE CONFINED TO
THE BERING SEA AND THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE ENTIRE DOMAIN WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMS WITH PERIODS OF
SUNSHINE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 181 185
MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 140 141 175 176 179 180.
STORM 150 160 171.
HURRICANE FORCE 170 172 155 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
MAR 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.