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Small Craft Advisory 207, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 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.
888 FZAK52 PAFC 172329 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1017 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SUN. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING MON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ JM
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642 FZAK52 PAFC 181153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1016 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
694 FZAK52 PAFC 182310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON..NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ JM
685 FZAK52 PAFC 191144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. $$
539 FZAK52 PAFC 191639 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 835 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 UPDATED AREA 150 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 935 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. $$
106 FZAK52 PAFC 192315 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. A 998 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 115 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 990 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ JM
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 17, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN THE SHORT TERM ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF. WITH MULTIPLE WEAK LOW CENTERS IN THAT AREA THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH EXACT PLACEMENT AND MOVEMENT OF THESE LOWS. PUSHING OUT INTO THE LONG TERM THE MODELS START TO FALL APART. RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY BECOMES TERRIBLE FOR THE GFS AND ONLY SLIGHTLY BETTER FOR THE EC. BECAUSE OF THIS HPC GUIDANCE WAS USED PRIMARILY IN THE LONG RANGE FORECAST. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE STORM TRACK REMAINS TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION WHICH MEANS THERE IS WEAK FLOW AT ALL LEVELS OVER THE STATE. OUT WEST FLOW IS FROM THE NORTHWEST WHICH IS BRINGING SHOWERY PRECIP TO THE AREA. IN THE EAST A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE RESIDES IN THE GULF STRETCHING FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF. SEVERAL WEAK SURFACE LOWS ARE MOVING THROUGH THIS AREA BRINGING BANDS OF SNOW TO THE GULF COAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY IN THE GULF WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS. AS TROUGHS ROTATE AROUND THIS AREA THEY WILL BRING BANDS OF SNOW TO AREAS ALONG THE GULF COAST. INLAND...COOL OVERNIGHT TEMPS HAVE DROPPED CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE DEW POINTS FOR FOG TO FORM WHICH HAS CAUSED AREAS OF FOG TO DEVELOP THAT WILL LAST THROUGH THE MORNING. HOWEVER...INCREASED CLOUD COVER IS EXCEPTED FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT WHICH WILL MODERATE THE TEMPS AND KEEP FOG AWAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...OVERALL FLOW IS OUT OF THE NORTH KEEPING THE CLEAR SKIES AND BRINGING IN COLDER AIR. AT THE SURFACE WINDS ARE LIGHT BUT JUST STRONG ENOUGH TO AID IN FOG FORMATION. AREAS OF FOG HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED THIS MORNING AS THE TEMPS DROPPED OVERNIGHT BUT WILL CLEAR OUT AS THE SUN COMES OUT AND WARMS THE AREA. THIS PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS FLOW REMAINS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WHICH IS BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BERING SIDE OF THESE AREAS. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS FLOW IS MUCH MORE VARIABLE. WEAK TROUGHING IS MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA AND WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL DISSIPATE BEFORE REACHING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. WEAK LOWS AND TROUGHS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THESE AREAS UNTIL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND CLEARS OUT THE AREA STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...OUR CURRENTLY ZONAL PATTERN WILL BECOME MUCH MORE AMPLIFIED AS A LONGWAVE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND EXTENDS INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. RIDGING WILL ALSO BUILD IN OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND SLOWLY TRACK EAST THROUGHOUT THE WEEK PUSHING THE TROUGH INTO CANADA BY FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THE RIDGE WE WILL SEE NORTHERLY FLOW THAT WILL BRING CLEAR SKIES AND COLD TEMPS. BEHIND THE RIDGE WILL BE WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...130 132 138 150 155 165 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DWK MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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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.