Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 257, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. 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 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 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.
727 FZAK51 PAFC 030018 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1000 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN TO AROUND 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1006 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 30 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
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439 FZAK51 PAFC 031232 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1003 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1012 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
388 FZAK51 PAFC 031524 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 UPDATED ZONES 120 129 130 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1003 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1012 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 620 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 620 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT W 55 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
375 FZAK51 PAFC 040028 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE ABOUT 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 147W...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF 147W...W TO SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .SUN...W OF 147W...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. E OF 147W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 11 FT FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT W 55 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
470 FZAK51 PAFC 041250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD MON EVENING AND MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING THIS
MORNING...WITH A LONG WAVE TROUGH AXIS REACHING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE LOW OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING COVERS MOST OF THE MAINLAND OF ALASKA. THE MAIN
SURFACE FEATURE IS A 990 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
THIS LOW IS PRODUCING SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS
MORNING...WHILE THERE IS MORE STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION OVER THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS
MORNING...WITH SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES NOT SHOWING UP UNTIL MONDAY
NIGHT OR SO. THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND
SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...AS A LOW MOVES EASTWARD
TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE GFS AND NAM WERE GENERALLY USED FOR
ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SHORT TERM...BUT WITH DIFFERENCES IN THE LONGER
TERM...HPC WAS USED ALONG WITH SOME ECMWF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
SNOW SHOWERS ARE ONGOING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING...AND
WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE LOW. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS ARE
MAKING IT PAST THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE ANCHORAGE AREA...AND ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE MORNING IF NOT ALL DAY.
LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED FARTHER NORTH...BUT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
AS FOR THE KENAI PENINSULA...SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY ON THE EASTERN
SIDE OF THE PENINSULA...BUT THE WESTERN SIDE WILL REMAIN DRIER. AS
THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES JUST A BIT SOUTHWARD THIS WEEKEND...SHOWER
CHANCES WILL DECREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BUT PERIODS
OF LIGHT SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED.
SOUTHWEST/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ABATED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA
COAST...WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING ALBEIT SLIGHTLY. ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA VISIBILITIES HAVE ALSO IMPROVED AS WINDS ARE SLOWLY
WEAKENING. WE HAVE CANCELLED BOTH THE BLIZZARD WARNING AND THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW WITH THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE.
AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING THIS WEEKEND...A FRONT
WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AND WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIANS AGAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE LONG TERM DEPENDS WHICH MODEL CURRENTLY HAS A
BETTER HANDLE ON THE SITUATION. IT DOES LOOK LIKE THERE WILL BE
CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SNOW ON AND OFF FOR THE NEXT WEEK FOR MOST OF
THE AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...132 150 155 172 175 176 351 352 411
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...130 138 150 155 165 170 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
29/CC MAR 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 6:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 46 hr | |
| Mar 3, 6:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Mar 3, 6:20 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 46 hr |
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