Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 292, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 22, 2011, 12:20 PM AKDT. It was in force for 16 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 22, 2011, 12:20 PM AKDT (20:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
777 FZAK51 PAFC 222022 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1220 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE WED MORNING. A 996 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1220 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1220 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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648 FZAK51 PAFC 222320 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY 998 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
072 FZAK51 PAFC 230001 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 132 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY 998 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
461 FZAK51 PAFC 230207 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY 998 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 600 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
646 FZAK51 PAFC 230626 CCC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY 998 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND DISSIPATES WED MORNING. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 600 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
483 FZAK51 PAFC 231138 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 100 EAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT AT 1000 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 23 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 22, 5:00 AM AKDT, 7 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 5:00 AM AKDT, 7 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT TUE MAR 22 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS FINALLY STARTING TO DIAL IN ON THE PATTERN...BUT STILL WITH SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES ON DETAILS BEYOND 60 HOURS. PREFERENCE FOR THE NAM OVER THE GULF BUT THE GFS OVER THE BERING SEA. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... BROAD UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA INTO SIBERIA. STRONG RIDGE TO THE EAST OF ALASKA WITH AN ELONGATED TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST OF CANADA SOUTH THROUGH CALIFORNIA. JET STREAM ALONG 50 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...THEN SPLITTING AS IS ENTERS THE GULF OF ALASKA. MOST OF THE JET ENERGY IS DROPPING SOUTH INTO WEST COAST TROUGH WITH MINOR FEATURES PUSHING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE NORTHERN GULF. WITH MAIN JET ENERGY STAYING TO THE SOUTH OF ALASKA...THE MAIN ISSUES ARE DELINEATING SUBTLE AND HARD TO FORECAST FEATURES. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SEVERAL WEAK FEATURES OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE GULF WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS KEEPING THE AREA IN A REGIME OF VARIABLE CLOUDINESS AND SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SHOWERS. CYCLONIC FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM EJECTS INTO THE GULF FROM THE BERING SEA. THIS UPPER LOW WILL BECOME ISOLATED FROM THE MAIN FLOW AND MEANDER AROUND THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MOST OF THE WEAK...SO CHANGES IN CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BE SUBTLE. A SERIES OF SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE JET STREAM WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS KEEPING THINGS SOMEWHAT ACTIVE...BUT THE MAIN PRECIPITATION AND WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MORE CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST THAN ON PREVIOUS DAYS. GFS AND ECMWF AGREE ON LOCATION OF THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL FEATURES...BUT STILL SOME DIFFERENCES ON MINOR SYSTEMS WITHIN THE PATTERN. FORECAST IS GENERALLY NEAR NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 22, 8:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr |
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