Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 270, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
986 FZAK51 PAFC 090023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT. A 973 MB LOW DEVELOPS 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA THIS EVENING AND MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD FRIDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKENS TO 989 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A BERING SEA LOW MOVES TO 380 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 987 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 987 MB. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
683 FZAK51 PAFC 090724 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 UPDATED ZONES 120 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT. A 973 MB LOW DEVELOPS 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA THIS EVENING AND MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD FRIDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKENS TO 989 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A BERING SEA LOW MOVES TO 380 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 987 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 987 MB. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1025 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1025 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
005 FZAK51 PAFC 091200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW NEAR CAPE CLEARE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. A 983 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE SAT NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 3:53 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 8, 9:23 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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