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Small Craft Advisory 177, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
783 FZAK52 PAFC 070005 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 730 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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188 FZAK52 PAFC 071243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 994 MB MON EVENING AND DISSIPATE 400 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI TUE MORNING. A 966 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO 350 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 969 MB TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
506 FZAK52 PAFC 080019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE 700 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT TUE AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU TUE AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 972 MB 200 NM WEST OF ATTU WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
963 FZAK52 PAFC 081246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU TUE AFTERNOON... THEN MOVE TO 220 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AT 975 MB EARLY THU MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN BERING TUE AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT..NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 6, 5:52 AM AKST, 10 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 5:52 AM AKST, 10 hours 8 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SUN MARCH 6 2011
.UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS...UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONSISTS OF A BROAD
ANTICYCLONE EXTENDING FROM EASTERN SIBERIA ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN ALASKA AND INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS
DOMINANT FEATURE ARE TWO UPPER LOW CENTERS...A MATURE CENTER IN THE
CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WITH ANOTHER...MORE ENERGETIC...CENTER SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS THAT IS BEING SUPPORTED BY A STRONG 150-180KT JET
STREAM AT 250MB.
.SURFACE ANALYSIS...MOST OF THE ACTION CONTINUES TO BE CONFINED TO
THE SOUTHERN/WESTERN TIERS OF THE FORECAST AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF MUCH OF THE STATE. A 994 MB VERTICALLY
STACKED SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN IN THE CENTRAL GULF THOUGH IT
CONTINUES TO PACK A PUNCH BRINGING GALES TO SHELIKOF STRAIT. THE LONG
FETCH ACROSS WARMER WATERS HAS MODIFIED THE AIRMASS SUFFICIENTLY TO
CHANGE THE SNOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND INTO A RAIN/SNOW MIX. A FEW SNOW
SHOWERS ARE MANAGING TO MAKE IT OVER THE ALEUTIAN RANGE ALONG THE
AKPEN THIS MORNING. TO THE WEST A 969 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE RAT ISLANDS
IS PUSHING A WELL DEFINED FRONT INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WHILE
SATELLITE IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS A DEVELOPING LOW TO THE SOUTHEAST AT THE
TRIPLE POINT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT THIS
MORNING REGARDING THE TRACK OF THE THE DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AS IT MOVES INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA. THERE ARE SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES IN THE WEST REGARDING THE
EXIT OF THE PARENT LOW AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST AWAY FROM THE
ALEUTIANS...THOUGH THE OPERATIONAL IMPACT OF THESE DIFFERENCES IS
NEGLIGIBLE.
FARTHER OUT PAST 84 HRS...DIFFERENCES CROP UP REGARDING THE TRACK AND
TIMING OF THE NEXT SERIES OF LOWS THAT MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK WITH THE GFS TAKING A
MORE NORTHERLY AND FASTER TRACK THAN THE ECMWF AS IT PUSHES THE UPPER
LEVEL BLOCKING RIDGE TO THE EAST FASTER THAN EITHER THE ECMWF OR THE
GEM MODELS...WHICH KEEP IT FIRMLY PLANTED OVER WESTERN ALASKA.
CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THIS MOVEMENT IS A LITTLE PREMATURE AND THUS
THE ECMWF SOLUTION IS PREFERRED FROM MIDWEEK THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SUNNY AND MILD WEATHER FOR THE IDITAROD START
IN WILLOW TODAY AND ACROSS MUCH OF INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL AS HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE. RAIN AND SNOW FARTHER TO THE SOUTH
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND MUCH OF THE GULF AS THE SURFACE LOW
GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND DISSIPATES SUNDAY NIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS MAY ALSO
BRUSH ALONG THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND NORTHERN GULF COAST
TODAY. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN
PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT HOWEVER THEY SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY
MONDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW IN THE GULF FILLS AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
SLACKENS. AFTER THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
EXTREME SOUTHERN AND WESTERN GULF...THE SUNNY WEATHER CONTINUES WITH
TEMPERATURES NEAR AVERAGE FOR THE COMING WEEK.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS WITH SOUTHCENTRAL...SUNNY WEATHER ON TAP FOR
THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA THIS COMING WEEK UNDERNEATH HIGH
PRESSURE AND OFFSHORE FLOW. BRISTOL BAY WILL SEE SOME MID TO HIGH
CLOUDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ALONG
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AS LIMITED MOISTURE FROM THE LOW IN THE GULF COMES
OVER THE MOUNTAINS HOWEVER AFTER TONIGHT DRY AIR BUILDS BACK IN
ACROSS THAT REGION.
.ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE RAT ISLANDS WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN BEFORE IT IS SHUNTED
SOUTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE ALEUTIANS BY ANOTHER JET STREAK MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS ALONG WITH THE PRIBILOFS. PRECIP
WILL LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A RESPITE AS THE LOW DEPARTS BEFORE
ANOTHER LOW PUSHES A STRONG FRONT INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY
AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...HIGH PRESSURE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF DEPARTING THE
STATE ANYTIME SOON. SUNNY SKIES AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WITH
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE RULE ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WHILE
UNSETTLED WEATHER REMAINS CONFINED TO THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN
BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 127 130 138 170 171 172 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...126 127 140 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
WOOD FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.