Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 253, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 2, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 2, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ TP
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667 FZAK52 PAFC 031203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TODAY. A WEAK 999 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DISSIPATE AROUND 80 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK TONIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO AROUND 420 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 978 MB EARLY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS FROM THE WESTERN BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN BERING LATE MON NIGHT. $$ 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. $$
510 FZAK52 PAFC 040627 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 926 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 520 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ 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 926 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 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. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$
132 FZAK52 PAFC 041203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN SIBERIA AROUND 580 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 985 MB TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT TRACKING TO THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ASHORE WESTERN AK ON TUE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 500 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 970 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER EAST...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN FROM PORT MOLLER EAST IN THE EVENING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 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 Mar 2, 5:30 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 5:30 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
530 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013
CORRECTED WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A 970 MB LOW CENTERED 150 MILES SOUTH OF UNALASKA IS MOVING EAST.
IT'S ASSOCIATED FRONT SWINGS THROUGH THE AKPEN AND IS NEARING
SOUTHWESTERN REACHES OF THE GULF OF AK. SOLID EASTERLY GALES ALONG
WITH A SLUG OF MODERATE PRECIPITATION (MOSTLY SNOW) ACCOMPANY THE
FRONT...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. BEHIND
THE FRONT PRECIP BECOMES MORE SHOWERY UNTIL BECOMING STEADIER AGAIN
BEHIND THE LOW. NORTH TO WEST STORM FORCE WINDS IN SOME OF THE
HEAVIER BANDS OF PRECIP ARE YIELDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...AN UPPER-LVL
DISTURBANCE IS SLOWLY TRAVERSING EAST THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND
SQUEEZING OUT SOME SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. UPPER-LVL RIDGING OVER SW AK SUPPORTS FAIR/DRY WEATHER WITH
THE RIDGE AXIS BUILDING NORTHEAST. ALSO NOTEWORTHY IS A STRONG FRONT
WHICH PRECEDES A DEEP LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY SEVERAL
HUNDRED MILES WHICH IS TRACKING TOWARDS THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE HANDLE ON THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES. THE
LOW SOUTH OF UNALASKA MOVES TO AROUND 450 MILES SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT
999 MB SUN MORNING AND CONTINUES TO FILL OUT OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC. THE FRONT SWINGS TO THE CENTRAL GULF LATE TONIGHT AND STALLS
BEFORE WEAKENING SUN NIGHT. MODELS HAVE TRENDED IT A BIT FURTHER
NORTH COMPARED TO YESTERDAY BEFORE IT STALLS OUT...BUT STILL SHOW THE
NEGATIVELY TILTED RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND HOLDING IT AT BAY. THIS
RIDGE GETS PINCHED OFF INTO AN UPPER-HIGH BY MON AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED LOW DIGS SOUTHEAST UNDERNEATH IT. MODELS GENERALLY
SHOW THE UPPER-HIGH STAMPED IN THE VICINITY OF EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND/SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW...WEAK
UPPER-RIDGING IS SHOWN SLICING THE EASTERN CHAIN AND AKPEN SUN INTO
MON.
FURTHER WEST...THE LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA MOVES TO AROUND 200 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ATTU IN THE LOW 970 MB RANGE MON MORNING THEN TO AROUND
500 MILES NORTH OF ATTU AT 980 MB ON TUE. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT TRACKS
FROM THE WESTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT TO THE EASTERN BERING ON MON.
MODELS HAVE VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THESE DEVELOPMENTS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF...
LIGHT WINDS COUPLED WITH RESIDUAL LOW LVL MOISTURE FROM YESTERDAY'S
LIGHT SNOWS AND SLIGHT MELTING OF SNOW PACK FROM ABOVE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WERE JUST ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME AREAS OF FOG THIS
MORNING ACROSS UPPER COOK INLET. THIS LOOKS TO BURN OFF TODAY...AND
WITH PASSAGE OF THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME
SUNNY BREAKS. CONTINUED DECREASED CLOUDINESS SHOULD ALLOW FOR MODEST
RADIATIONAL COOLING THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS WHILE SUBSIDENCE FROM
THE BUILDING RIDGE BECOMES ESTABLISHED...SO OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE
FOG DEVELOPMENT ARE THERE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A CAVEAT WOULD BE
A SLIGHTLY STRENGTHENED DOWN INLET GRADIENT WITH RESULTING WINDS A
TOUCH TO STRONG TO ALLOW IT TO DEVELOP. OTHERWISE THE PERSISTENCE OF
RIDGING ALOFT SHOULD ALLOW MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND.
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF...THE APPROACH OF THE FRONT WILL
BRING A SQUEEZED PRESSURE GRADIENT LEADING TO EASTERLY GALES ACROSS
MARINE AREAS AND OVERSPREADING RAIN AND SNOW. THE FRONT SHOULD MAKE
ENOUGH HEADWAY NORTH TO ALLOW SOME GRAZING PRECIP TO THE SOUTHERN
KENAI PENINSULA AS WELL. THE FRONT DISSIPATES AS THE PARENT LOW DIES
AND SLIPS FURTHER AWAY BUT ONSHORE FLOW PERSISTS IN IT'S WAKE SUCH
THAT THERE SHOULD STILL BE AMPLE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
SOUTHWEST/AKPEN...
THE PEAK OF THE STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW/RAIN IS MOVING
THROUGH THE AKPEN AND ADJACENT MARINE AREAS THIS MORNING WITH FROPA.
PRECIP BEHIND THE FRONT TAPERS TO A FEW PASSING SHOWERS...THOUGH
THESE SHOWERS SHOULD END AS ALL SNOW AS WINDS SWING AROUND TO THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST TONIGHT. FORECAST CHALLENGES FOR THE SW MAINLAND ARE
HOW MUCH AND HOW FAR MEASURABLE QPF POKES UP. WHILE THE SOUTHERN TO
EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE GULF...THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF IT BARELY REACHES THE WESTERN CAPES TONIGHT AS THE LOW
BEGINS TRACKING MORE SOUTHEAST LATER TODAY. THIS SHOULD KEEP THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY PRECIP FREE FROM THIS EVENT...WITH SOME LIGHT PRECIP
POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE
BULK OF PRECIP LOOKS TO BE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY. WITH PRE EXISTING
TEMPERATURES HERE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS FAHRENHEIT...EVEN
THOUGH SOME MODERATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE INCREASED
CLOUDS/MOISTURE...THE SNOW SHOULD BE LOW DENSITY AND EASILY
TRANSPORTABLE BY WIND INITIALLY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
BLOWING SNOW IS POSTED TO CAPTURE THIS THREAT PRIMARILY FROM
DILLINGHAM AND POINTS WEST. THE THREAT ENDS EARLY SUN AS THE FRONT
WEAKENS AND DIES...WITH PRECIP TAPERING TO SHOWERS AND WINDS
DIMINISHING. WARMING TEMPERATURES TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING SHOULD
ALSO HELP CRUST OVER ANY FALLING SNOW.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE BLIZZARD WARNINGS WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM PEAK DURING DURING THE
DAY TODAY AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND DRIFTS AWAY FROM THE AOR ENDING THE
SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL CHAIN AND PRIBILOFS. ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT
FROM TRANSITORY RIDGING POKES THROUGH ON SUN WITH A RESPITE IN THE
ACTION OVER THE EASTERN CHAIN/BERING. THE NEXT FRONT WILL QUICKLY
TRACK TO THE WESTERN CHAIN TONIGHT. THERE IS WARM ADVECTION WITH THIS
SYSTEM...BUT IT APPEARS THERE WILL BE A WINDOW DURING THE EVENING
HOURS WHERE INTENSE SNOW AND STRONG EAST WINDS COULD PRODUCE A BRIEF
BLIZZARD. MIXING OF WINDS IN THE MODESTLY UNSTABLE LOW LAYERS MAY
ALSO ALLOW A PERIOD OF WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH LATE TONIGHT. A
BLIZZARD WATCH AND HIGH WIND WATCH ARE POSTED FOR THE WESTERN CHAIN
TO CAPTURE THIS THREAT. THE FRONT THEREAFTER IS WEAKENING AS IT
MARCHES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE CHAIN AND BERING SUN NIGHT TO
MON. THE WARM ADVECTION AS THE FRONT WORKS EAST SHOULD ALLOW MOST
AREAS TO SEE MORE RAIN THAN SNOW COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER-RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND GULF IS STILL PROGGED
TO BREAK DOWN AS ENERGY FROM THE BERING SEA WORKS AGAINST IT FROM THE
WEST WHILE A POLAR VORTEX SWINGING DOWN JUST EAST OF THE ALCAN BORDER
ATTACKS IT FROM THE EAST MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK. STRONGER JET STREAM
ENERGY IS ALSO DEPICTED PUSHING BACK TOWARDS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN/GULF
SUPPORTING A LARGE PACIFIC LOW THAT ROTATES TOWARDS THE AOR. FORECAST
CHALLENGES WILL LIKELY SURROUND THIS FEATURE THE LATTER PORTION OF
NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...187 195
BLIZZARD WATCH...191
HIGH WIND WATCH...191
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...161
MARINE...STORM...172 175 176 411 413
GALE...130 132 136 137 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 179 180
185
351 352 412 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...411 412 413
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
MALOYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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