Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 249, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
615 FZAK52 PAFC 011207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 245 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 971 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 990 MB SUN MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK TO THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 15 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON FROM COLD BAY W. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 15 KT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING NE OF DUTCH HARBOR. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT SE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 70 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .SAT...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 70 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT FROM SHEMYA W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY BERING SIDE. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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108 FZAK52 PAFC 020041 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 185 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT EXITS TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC SAT NIGHT AND SUN. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 315 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON PUSHING A STRONG FRONT TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 60 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
405 FZAK52 PAFC 021209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 999 MB SUN MORNING AND CONTINUE WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. A 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SITKINAK EARLY SUN MORNING AND DRIFT TO NEAR CHIGNIK BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SUN NIGHT. A LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AT 971 MB EARLY MON MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT NEARS THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS TO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING EARLY MON. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. W OF COLD BAY...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. W OF ATKA...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$
472 FZAK52 PAFC 030039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB 550 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 290 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 966 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 974 MB 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF ATKA...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF ATKA...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. W OF ATKA...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...SW 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT E 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ TP
667 FZAK52 PAFC 031203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TODAY. A WEAK 999 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DISSIPATE AROUND 80 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK TONIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO AROUND 420 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 978 MB EARLY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS FROM THE WESTERN BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN BERING LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND TO 15 KT. TOWARD SHELIKOF STRAIT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT IN THE MORNING. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$
027 FZAK52 PAFC 040015 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 520 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SHEMYA. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$
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 Feb 28, 11:40 AM AKST, 16 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 11:40 AM AKST, 16 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1140 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A DEEP COMPACT LOW IS TRACKING
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST
WINDS (GALE FORCE) ARE BEING OBSERVED ON THE NORTH TO EAST SIDE
OF THE LOW. A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WHICH CROSSED SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
EARLY THIS MORNING IS HEADING ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE TO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS LINGERING BEHIND THE TROUGH IN AN
UNSTABLE AIR MASS. THESE SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE APPROACHING LOW CAUSES WIND TO BACK TOWARD THE NORTH. MIDDLETON
ISLAND RADAR SHOWS THE PRECIP MOVING IN OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW IS
REMAINING OFFSHORE. THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT FLOW HAS ALREADY
BACKED TO NORTHEASTERLY OVER SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
CONDITIONS ARE FAIRLY CALM ACROSS THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA
THIS MORNING. FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS VERY WEAK AND DIFFUSE
WITH MULTIPLE FEATURES PASSING BY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF LIGHT
SNOW. COLD ADVECTION BEHIND AN EXITING LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA IS PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW FROM THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
THE NEXT MAJOR STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA IS NOW INTENSIFYING OVER
THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND HEADED NORTHEAST TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS SOLUTION IS VERIFYING BEST WITH EASTERN
GULF LOW AND OBSERVED WINDS FROM THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF.
HOWEVER...DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE THE GFS SOLUTION OF TRACKING
THIS LOW TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING
FROM THE LOW BACK TO SOUTHCENTRAL WOULD EXPECT A SOLUTION MORE
LIKE THE GEMGLB WHICH WEAKENS THE MAIN LOW SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING
AND DEVELOPS A SECONDARY LOW OVER WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE ECMWF/GEMGLB SOLUTIONS WITH TRACK OF MAJOR
STORM SYSTEM ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. FOR THE MOST
PART THEY HAVE SHOWN VERY GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. THE GFS MODEL
HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT AS WELL BUT HAS BEEN FASTER AND FARTHER
NORTH COMPARED TO THE CLUSTER OF OTHER MODEL SOLUTIONS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS LOW WEAKENS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN WHICH WILL ALLOW STEADY PRECIP TO MOVE
BACK INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION. A REMNANT LOW IS EXPECTED
TO SET UP OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...WITH
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE MAIN SYSTEM ADVECTING WESTWARD ACROSS
THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. THERE WON'T BE A LOT OF UPPER LEVEL
FORCING AS THE UPPER CENTER HEADS INLAND. HOWEVER THIS IS A FAVORABLE
SET-UP FOR LIGHT SNOW FROM THE WESTERN KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE
MAT-SU. THE LARGER UPPER TROUGH OVER THE REGION WILL EVENTUALLY LIFT
NORTHEASTWARD FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HOWEVER...BUILDING RIDGE
RIGHT BEHIND IT MEANS IT WILL RAPIDLY BE WEAKENING AND SURFACE LOW
OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL BE DISSIPATING BY THAT POINT.
SO SNOW POTENTIAL DOES NOT LOOK AS FAVORABLE. IN ANY CASE
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL DRY OUT AND COOL DOWN A BIT SATURDAY AS UPPER
RIDGE MOVES OVERHEAD.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
TONIGHT AS UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD. SKIES WILL
THEN CLEAR OUT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDING OUT
AHEAD OF ALEUTIAN SYSTEM ARRIVES. THIS RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA OVER THE WEEKEND AND HELP BLOCK THE ALEUTIANS SYSTEM FROM
MAKING IT VERY FAR EASTWARD. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE THE
SOUTHWEST COAST WILL BE RIGHT ON THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MEANING THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THIS COULD REMAIN
JUST OFFSHORE. AT THIS POINT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THE
STORM TRACK TO LEAN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CONTINUE TO FAVOR STORM TRACK AS DEPICTED BY
THE ECMWF AND GEMGLB MODELS. NO MATTER WHICH STORM TRACK YOU GO WITH
CONDITIONS LOOK FAVORABLE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTH AND WEST OF
THE LOW CENTER. PLAN TO UPGRADE THE CURRENT BLIZZARD WATCHES FOR THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO WARNINGS WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
IN ADDITION...EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW
AS COLD AIR QUICKLY WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM. FOR NOW WILL STICK WITH
STORM FORCE WINDS...BUT IF THE LOW IS A LITTLE DEEPER THAN FORECAST
WILL LIKELY SEE AN AREA OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL
TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALSO LOOK FAVORABLE ON
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT ARRIVES ON FRIDAY
EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOR SAINT PAUL ISLAND WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY
SEA ICE. THE PRESENCE OF THE SEA ICE MAKES IT MORE OF A CONTINENTAL
TYPE CLIMATE...MAINTAINING COLDER TEMPERATURES AS AIR MOVES OVER
ICE INSTEAD OF WATER. AREAS FURTHER SOUTH AND AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL
WARM ENOUGH TO SEE A MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN. WINDS ALONG THE
OCCLUDED FRONT WILL ALSO BE QUITE STRONG...BUT AT THIS POINT IT
DOES NOT LOOK STRONG ENOUGH TO REACH THE HIGH WIND WARNING THRESHOLD.
THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS
ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE RIDGE WHICH BUILDS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
THIS WEEKEND WILL CUT-OFF AND LIFT NORTHWARD TOWARD THE POLE EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LEAVE A MUCH WEAKER RIDGE IN PLACE SO THAT THE
NEXT TROUGH CROSSING THE BERING WILL LIKELY BE ABLE TO MAKE INROADS
ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THAT STILL LEAVES
SEVERAL DAYS OF DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE MAINLAND. THE
STORM WHICH TRACKS INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SUNDAY WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD SOUTHERLIES INTO THE BERING SEA RESULTING IN MUCH WARMER
TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOOKING THROUGH THE
END OF NEXT WEEK MODELS ARE KEYING ON A MAJOR SYSTEM TRACKING SOUTH
OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN INTO THE GULF.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 187 191.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...170 172 175 176.
GALE WARNING...155 165 171 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...165 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:12 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:12 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:40 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:37 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:37 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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