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Small Craft Advisory 202, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
326 FZAK52 PAFC 142257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN DISSIPATES BY THU MORNING. BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING SEA BY WED AFTERNOON AND PERSISTS THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$
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777 FZAK52 PAFC 151129 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 1017 MB LOW DEVELOPS 120 NM NORTH OF ATKA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF UNALASKA. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$
677 FZAK52 PAFC 152257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 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. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 1017 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 160 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING THEN MOVE TO 190 NM NORTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$
783 FZAK52 PAFC 161145 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$
810 FZAK52 PAFC 162300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 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. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 1017 MB LOW 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SUN. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 14, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT. NAM PREFERRED IN THE SHORT TERM FOR ITS HIGHER RESOLUTION. TRENDED MID AND LONG RANGE FORECASTS TOWARDS HPC GUIDANCE. ALL MODELS STRUGGLING WITH PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG GULF COAST AND WITH TIMING OF SHORT WAVES ALOFT. .UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LEVEL CUT OFF LOW CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA DRIFTS WESTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS WEAKENING SLIGHTLY IN THE PROCESS. MEANWHILE RIDGING OVER EASTERN ALASKA DAMPENS AND A NEW UPPER LOW FORMS SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE WESTERN CENTER GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND DISSIPATES BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE THE EASTERN CENTER MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND BECOMES THE DOMINANT FEATURE ALOFT. .ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST... COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...SPREADING CLOUDS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES ALOFT CIRCULATING ABOUT THE LOW ALOFT MAY TRIGGER PERIODS OF INTENSE BUT BRIEF SNOWFALL. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL ALTERNATIVELY SLACKEN AND TIGTHEN AS VARIOUS SMALL SURFACE WAVES CYCLE THROUGH THE GULF. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS BLOWING THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS WILL DIMINISH BY AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD REDEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH FROM EAST TURNAGAIN ARM TO WHITTIER ARE PRODUCING LOCALIZED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP SIGNIFICANTLY. OUT WEST...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL DISSIPATE BY TOMORROW MORNING. BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE BERING SEA BY LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO THE WEEKEND. AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS EXTENDS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A THICK DECK OF STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG SHOULD SET UP ACROSS THE BERING BEHIND THE EXITING TROUGH LINE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... NO CHANGE IN AIRMASS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND OR INTO THE COMING WEEK...THE FLOW PATTERN AT THE SURFACE REMAINS WEAK AND THE MAIN JET STREAM WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE STATE. MAINLAND ALASKA CAN EXPECT UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE. CLOUDINESS AND PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO PERSIST...ESPECIALLY FOR COASTAL AREAS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...HEAVY SPRAY...140 150 155 165 170 411 412 413 414 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. ASB MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 10:34 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.