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Small Craft Advisory 200, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
347 FZAK52 PAFC 151211 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA DISSIPATES TUE AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 998 MB WED MORNING 75 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 940 MB WED NIGHT 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...S 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...WIND BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 40 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 40 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 37 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
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146 FZAK52 PAFC 152347 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 997 MB WED MORNING 120 NM NORTH OF ADAK AND THEN DISSIPATES. A STRONG FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 42 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 40 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
253 FZAK52 PAFC 161210 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WEAKENS BY WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 938 MB WED EVENING 525 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 948 MB THU NIGHT 100 NM WEST OF SHEMYA. ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 40 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 40 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
284 FZAK52 PAFC 162312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 943 MB LOW 620 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 939 MB TONIGHT 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 960 MB 230 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT PORT MOLLER EAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT BUILDING TO 41 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 39 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT BERING SIDE...41 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 14, 12:00 PM AKDT, 16 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 12:00 PM AKDT, 16 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1200 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...IN THE UPPER LEVELS A REX BLOCK IS IN PLACE WITH A HIGH CENTERED OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND A LOW ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE ARE THREE SURFACE LOWS IN THE GULF...TWO JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND ANOTHER OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD MOISTURE NORTH AND WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON. A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE LOWS AND MAINLAND ALASKA IS PRODUCING LOCALIZED GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. OTHERWISE CALM AND CLEAR CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION. OUT WEST THE UPPER JET COMING OUT OF ASIA IS STEERING A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE DUAL LOWS SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND...BUT THE GENERAL EVOLUTION OF SPREADING MOISTURE NORTH AND WEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND LOOKS GOOD. THERE ARE ALSO MINOR POSITION DIFFERENCES WITH ALEUTIAN LOW AS WELL AS LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF. PLAN TO GO WITH AN AVERAGE POSITION ON THESE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER HIGH WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE BERING STRAIT THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT WILL CONSTANTLY CHANGE SHAPE AS SHORT-WAVES MOVE AROUND IT. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL TRACK WESTWARD UNDERNEATH THE HIGH. AS IT EXITS ENERGY OVER THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE NORTHWARD PROGRESS TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL WITH THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF TRACKING TO EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY. EXPECT MID TO HIGH CLOUDS TO SPREAD OVER AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTHCENTRAL BEGINNING TUESDAY. THE IMMEDIATE COAST COULD SEE SOME SNOW OR RAIN ALTHOUGH DRY LOW-LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW WILL TEND TO LIMIT WHAT REACHES THE GROUND. BOTTOM LINE...CONTINUED DRY MOST PLACES...BUT WITH SOME CLOUDS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS WELL. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVE OVERHEAD TONIGHT AND TUESDAY THERE MIGHT BE A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST AND ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT FOR THE MOST PART CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CALM AND MOSTLY CLEAR. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...UNDER NEAR ZONAL FLOW ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THE LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EASTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIANS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY THANKS LARGELY TO A 200KT+ JET STREAK. THIS WILL ARRIVE IN THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND HELP TRIGGER A PATTERN CHANGE ACROSS THE REGION AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AS A MAJOR STORM MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA LATE IN THE WEEK THE HIGH OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL MERGE WITH AN AMPLIFYING SHORT-WAVE RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM TO FORM A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS NEWLY FORMED RIDGE WILL LIKELY KEEP THE FRONTAL SYSTEM FROM PROGRESSING INTO INTERIOR ALASKA. SO THE SOUTHWEST COAST WILL SEE PRECIPITATION BY FRIDAY BUT INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL COULD REMAIN COMPLETELY DRY...DEPENDING ON THE EXACT POSITION OF THE UPPER RIDGE. THE LOW ITSELF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA AND THE UPPER TROUGH LIFTS NORTHWARD DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...127 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | 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.