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Gale Warning 294, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
529 FZAK52 PAFC 232301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SAT MORNING AT 996 MB THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST. A 974 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT THEN TRACKS TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$
2 follow-up statements
826 FZAK52 PAFC 241143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB 335 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO THE PACIFIC. A 974 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT...THEN TRACKS TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN NIGHT AT 973 MB. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ JM
588 FZAK52 PAFC 242312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES OVER COLD BAY MON MORNING AT 978 MB AND THEN CONTINUES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 15 INCREASING TO 30 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 12 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 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 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE LOW STEERING THE WEATHER
ACROSS THE STATE IS ANCHORED JUST OFF OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
COAST. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDS FROM THIS LOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. AN IMPRESSIVE FETCH OF MOISTURE
CAN BE SEEN ON THE SATELLITE EXTENDING WELL INTO THE SUBTROPICS. SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN MODERATE TO HEAVY OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. A TRIPLE POINT LOW IS DEVELOPING RIGHT ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND OVER KODIAK ISLAND. OVERRUNNING MOISTURE IS EVIDENT ON
RADAR AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE REACHING UP COOK INLET...APPROACHING
KENAI EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY WEAK RESIDUAL LOW THAT HAS BEEN
LINGERING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IS MOVING INLAND NEAR CORDOVA WITH
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE THE OUTLIER REGARDING THE
DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW. CAN NOT SEE ANY OBVIOUS REASONS FOR THE
DISCREPANCY AS ALL MODELS APPEAR TO INITIALIZE WELL ON THE MAJOR
FEATURES...BUT THE NAM CONTINUES TO SEND THE LOW ABOUT 60 NM NORTH OF
ANY OTHER SOLUTION LATER TONIGHT. THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE BEEN MUCH
MORE CONSISTENT WITH THIS LOW SO WE WILL BE MAKING VERY FEW CHANGES
AS EVERYTHING APPEARS ON TRACK.
OUT WEST THERE ARE A FEW MORE DISCREPANCIES LATE IN THE WEEKEND WITH
THE NEXT SYSTEM DEVELOPING WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVING TOWARD
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE LAST FEW RUNS OF THE GFS HAS BEEN
TRENDING SLOWER WHILE THE ECMWF HAS SLIGHTLY SPED UP THE SYSTEM.
CONFIDENCE IS GROWING IN A SOLUTION NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THESE TWO
MODEL CHOICES...SO A BLEND OF THE 12Z GFS AND ECMWF WAS USED OUT WEST
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
LIGHT SNOW IS SPREADING NORTH AS EXPECTED UP COOK INLET. THERE IS A
SLIGHT DELAY IN THE ONSET OF THIS MOISTURE BUT OTHERWISE THE FORECAST
IS LOOKING GOOD.
WEBCAMS AND AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS FROM THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA HAVE
BEEN LESS THAN IMPRESSIVE AS THE SNOW ARRIVED A FEW HOURS AGO. THIS
LIGHT SNOW SHOULD ARRIVE IN ANCHORAGE IN A FEW HOURS WITH STILL ONLY
MINOR ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
THE OVERRUNNING MOISTURE WILL ONLY LAST BRIEFLY BEFORE SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. THIS CROSS BARRIER FLOW
WILL HELP TO DOWNSLOPE ANCHORAGE AND MOST OF THE WESTERN KENAI
PENINSULA BY THIS EVENING. A MID LEVEL JET MAX MOVING OVER THE REGION
THIS EVENING WILL BRIEFLY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFT...BUT AGAIN ONLY
EXPECTING A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WITH ACCUMULATION OVER
ANCHORAGE TO BE LESS THAN 1 INCH.
THAT IS NOT THE CASE FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY WHERE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PROVIDE UPSLOPE CONDITIONS FOR THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE VALLEY. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE BACKED OFF ON SNOW
TOTALS SO WE MAY NEED TO SCALE BACK OR CANCEL THIS WITH THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST PACKAGE.
PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM WILL LIKELY SEE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS LATER THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT ARRIVES. NO CHANGES
EXPECTED WITH THIS WARNING.
THE TRIPLE POINT LOW FULLY OCCLUDES AND BEGINS TO WEAKEN LATER
TONIGHT. AS THIS FEATURE BECOMES ISOLATED FROM THE MAIN FLOW IT WILL
LOSE MOMENTUM AND SLOWLY WEAKEN IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA DURING
THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL LINGER ALONG THE COAST BUT GENERALLY EXPECT
CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE WITH PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
RETURNING BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF THE
BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. VISIBILITY IN MANY AREAS
IS RESTRICTED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH
WINDS GENERALLY UNDER 25 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS ARE RESULTING IN SOME
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.
AS THE FRONT MOVES FARTHER INLAND...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO
USHER IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OFF OF THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL RESULT
IN PERIODS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG FOR MUCH OF THE COASTAL AREAS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE THE INTERIOR CLEARS OUT UNDER UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER OUT WEST WITH PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS PREVAILING OVER MOST OF THE
BERING SEA. ONE WAVE THAT IS ALREADY EVIDENT ON THE REGIONAL
SATELLITE IMAGE WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE CHAIN BUT ZONAL FLOW WILL
NOT ALLOW FOR THIS SYSTEM TO CROSS THE ALEUTIANS. THE NEXT SYSTEM HAS
MUCH MORE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND WILL
LIKELY BRING MUCH OF THE BERING SEA GALE FORCE WINDS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 145 161
MARINE...STORM WARNING...185.
GALE WARNING...120 130 132 175 176 411.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB MAR 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 65 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:53 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr |
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