Storm Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Mar 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every storm warning in 2012

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