Gale Warning 269, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Mar 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

600 
FZAK52 PAFC 090019
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

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.

PKZ199-091500-
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA FRI MORNING AT 987 MB. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI. A 1001 MB LOW MOVES TO 150 NM
WEST OF ADAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND 
PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DURING
THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING 
SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 17
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
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 DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

JAM

853 
FZAK52 PAFC 091154
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

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.

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1013 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF
SAINT PAUL ISLAND SAT NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL BERING WILL DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN BERING
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO
45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...S 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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