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Gale Warning 234, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 7, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

862 
FZAK62 PAFC 071155
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-080300-
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 984 MB LOW NEAR 49N 161E WILL MOVE TO 55N 173W THURSDAY MORNING AT
979 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 53N 150W THURSDAY NIGHT AT 982 MB. 

$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
130 
FZAK62 PAFC 080028
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-081500-
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 984 MB LOW NEAR 53N 167E WILL MOVE TO 55N 174W THURSDAY MORNING AT
979 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 53N 152W THURSDAY NIGHT AT 982 MB. 
$$

PKZ411-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-081500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
433 
FZAK62 PAFC 081155
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-090300-
400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 978 MB LOW NEAR 55N 175W WILL MOVE TO 54N 159W THIS EVENING THEN
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO
50N 172E FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-090300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
279 
FZAK62 PAFC 090019
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-091500-
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 982 MB LOW NEAR 54N 164W WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
BY FRI MORNING AT 987 MB. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA THROUGH FRI. A 1001 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 51N 178E SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ411-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 
55N. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-091500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

JAM
160 
FZAK62 PAFC 091154
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-100300-
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 1013 MB LOW NEAR 55N 169E WILL MOVE TO 57N 180 SAT NIGHT WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
WILL DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 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 6, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AMPLIFIED PATTERN CONTINUES TODAY WITH TROUGHING FROM THE ARCTIC DOWN
THROUGH THE BERING SEA. A RIDGE LIES IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND
PUSHES UP INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES A
CUTOFF UPPER LOW IS MEANDERING NORTHWARD...ABOUT TO BE PICKED UP BY
THE TROUGH TRANSLATING EASTWARD OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. THE UPPER
TROUGH OF THE PAST DAY AND JET STREAM ARE BOTH PUSHING EASTWARD
LEAVING RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER OVER MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA. A
SURFACE LOW IS MOVING EAST...JUST NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND A
TIGHTLY WOUND SYSTEM IS MOVING ALONG THE ICE EDGE. IN THE WESTERLY
FLOW FROM THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PACIFIC A SHOWERY
REGIME EXISTS IN THE RELATIVELY COLD AIR.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN THE SHORT TERM MODEL GUIDANCE ISN'T HANDLING THE EXACT POSITION OF
THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA. MOST ARE SLIGHTLY TOO FAR NORTHEAST WITH
THE LOW CENTER. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD THE
WEST COAST WHILE FILLING. THE NEXT PLAYERS IN ALASKAN WEATHER ARE TWO
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS OF COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ORIGINS. THE FIRST IS
PART OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. IT
WILL BRING ANOTHER SERIES OF FRONT ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. THE SECOND
IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC...THIS LOW WILL PHASE
WITH THE TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING EASTWARD IN THE BERING SEA AND
DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW THAT MOVES UP INTO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. GUIDANCE IS SLOWLY COMING TOGETHER FOR THIS EVENT BUT THE
EXACT POSITION OF THE LOW HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. ANY FURTHER
WESTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE LOW WILL BRING MORE PRECIPITATION FOR THE
ANCHORAGE AREA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CURRENTLY INBETWEEN SYSTEMS MANY AREAS HAVE
CLEARED AND ARE BEGINNING TO SEE BLUE SKIES. CLOUDS ARE HANGING ON IN
THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COULD PRODUCE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW FOR MAINLY
AREAS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. CLOUDS WILL STAY IN THE MAT-SU THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH CLOUDS MAINLY AROUND THE MOUNTAINS IN THE ANCHORAGE
AREA. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL COME WITH THE DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE SET TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THE UPPER TROUGH
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS SET ROTATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND
HAS POTENTIAL TO BRING SNOW TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE INCOMING BERING
SEA LOW PRESSURE KEEPS CLOUDS IN MOST LOCATION. AS THE UNSTABLE AIR
CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT MOST AREAS
THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. THE LOW WILL PUSH ONTO THE MAINLAND
WEDNESDAY KEEPING SNOW IN THE FORECAST BUT DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE AS
THE LOW DISSIPATES.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS CHARACTERIZED BY
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL STICK AROUND THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR MOST
LOCATIONS. IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE WILL SWING
A WARM FRONT NORTH BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. ON THURSDAY THE
FRONT WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ON THURSDAY FOR THE REST OF THE CHAIN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE EXTENDED PATTERN WILL FEATURE A TROUGH OVER MUCH OF MAINLAND
ALASKA THAT EXTENDS INTO THE GULF. A SERIES OF LOWS FROM THE WEST
LOOK TO REINFORCE THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF. THE PATTERN WILL
FEATURE DISTURBANCES THAT COME FROM EAST ASIA/NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND
TRACK FROM THE WESTERN CHAIN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 138 165 179
         GALE 172 175 176 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MTL MAR 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 7, 9:55 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC11 hr

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Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.