Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 294, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
030 FZAK52 PAFC 272346 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE TUE NIGHT AT 983 MB AND THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON. A WEAK 1000 MB LOW FORMS TUE AFTERNOON OVER ATKA AND MERGES WITH A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WED IN THE SAME AREA. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEA 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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928 FZAK52 PAFC 281204 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE TUE NIGHT AT 978 MB AND THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF. A WEATHER FRONT PERSISTS IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK 1002 MB LOW FORMS TUE AFTERNOON 150 NM WEST OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF UMNAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. WEST OF 180...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
932 FZAK52 PAFC 281636 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 180 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE TUE NIGHT AT 978 MB AND THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF. A WEATHER FRONT PERSISTS IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK 1002 MB LOW FORMS TUE AFTERNOON 150 NM WEST OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF UMNAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. WEST OF 180...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
137 FZAK52 PAFC 281812 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 UPDATE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE TUE NIGHT AT 978 MB AND THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF. A WEATHER FRONT PERSISTS IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK 1002 MB LOW FORMS TUE AFTERNOON 150 NM WEST OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF UMNAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. WEST OF 180...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1015 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
667 FZAK52 PAFC 282358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MOVES 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AT 993 MB. A 999 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA LATE WED MORNING MOVES 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU MORNING AT 1001 MB. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
812 FZAK52 PAFC 291153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 979 MB AND MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT TUE NIGHT AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 998 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 27, 1:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 1:00 PM AKDT, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES ONSHORE OVER PWS. NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 50N 155W IS PROGED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF AK MON AND DISSIPATE...LITTLE IMPACT ON AOR. ALL MODELS CARRY NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM THAT DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON MON INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING. GFS AND ECWMF HINTING AT A ELONGATED SURFACE LOW WITH A NORTHERN CENTER JUST EAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. NAM IS A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST ON POSITION BUT ABOUT 5 MB DEEPER...HENCE DETAILS OF THE IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM REMAIN OBSCURE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...JET LIES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND HENCE STORM DEVELOPED HAS BEEN RESTRICTED TO THIS AREA. WEAK LOW OVER NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES OVER PWS AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS EVENING. PRECIP CONFINED TO EASTERN SECTOR AS THIS AREA HAS MAINTAINED MID-LEVEL SUPPORT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...FRONT FROM APPROACHING SYSTEM SHOULD REACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT. EXPECT SOME MODERATE AND POSSIBLY STRONG EAST WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM...PRECIP COULD BE MIXED PHASE. LITTLE IMPACT NORTH OF 55N. SOUTHWEST...BENIGN PATTERN SO LOCAL AREAS OF FOG/STRATUS OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY OR CLEAR. CLOUDS DEVELOPING OVER BRISTOL BAY AND ZONE 161 TUE AFTERNOON REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF PRECIP IS CONFINED TO AK PEN OR MORE WIDESPREAD. SOUTHCENTRAL...LOOKS AS TONIGHT AND MON SHOULD BE BE GENERALLY CLEAR WITH EXCEPTION OF COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTHEAST GULF COAST WHICH SHOULD REMAIN CLOUD WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. MODELS INDICATING UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVING OVER MON NIGHT BUT WEAK SURFACE FEATURE SO NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. NEXT FRONT SHOULD MOVE OVER KODIAK TUE MORNING AND OVER COOK INLET TUE EVENING. WOULD EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW WITH THIS BY WED MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATING THAT GULF LOW LINGERS THROUGH FRI MORNING SO HAVE TO CONSIDER CHANCE OF PRECIP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THU NIGHT. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE BERING AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH SAT MORNING...HENCE GENERALLY CLEAR AND SUNNY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ZONES. A LOW FROM SIBERIA IS PROGED TO MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING FRI BUT IMPACTS OVER WESTERN AK PROBABLY MINIMAL AS HIGH OVER EASTERN BERING WOULD APPEAR TO LIMIT ITS EASTWARD TRACK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 155 170 172 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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