Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 261, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
868 FZAK51 PAFC 041537 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 130 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. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
264 FZAK51 PAFC 050005 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT DIMINISHING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
395 FZAK51 PAFC 051259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW DURING THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:14 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Mar 4, 10:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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