Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 268, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
481 FZAK51 PAFC 080038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. A 960 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-081500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-081500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 BECOMING 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-081500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KTS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 22 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-081500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-081500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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043 FZAK51 PAFC 081259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AS IT WEAKENS TO 1020 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-090300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-090300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-090300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-090300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
101 FZAK51 PAFC 090009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 1015 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE IN THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-091500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-091500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-091500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-091500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-091500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR ALASKA CONTINUES TO BE DIFFICULT AS AN
ALEUTIAN LOW IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTH TOWARDS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A
WEAKENING RIDGE STRETCHES FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE
YUKON TERRITORY OF CANADA. THIS IS PRODUCING A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA...WHICH IS
CURRENTLY BRINGING HIGH WINDS TO AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY. A FRONT FROM
THE ALEUTIAN LOW IS CURRENTLY ENTERING THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF
ALASKA...AND WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
AS IT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY UNTIL FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WHEN THEY BEGIN TO STRUGGLE WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW AS IT
MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST. WE CURRENTLY PREFER THE EC
SOLUTION FOR THE WEAKENING LOW...WHICH KEEPS IT FURTHER SOUTH OVER
THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA...RATHER THAN THE NAM/GFS WHICH QUICKLY
MOVES IT INTO EASTERN SIBERIA. THE GFS IS ALSO THE MOST AGGRESSIVE
WITH CREATING A WEAK SECONDARY LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE
TONIGHT...AND AS A RESULT HAS A WEAK BUT WELL DEFINED LOW OVER THE
NORTHWEST GULF ON SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE NEXT
FORECAST CHALLENGES AS SUBTLE CHANGES IN THE LOW POSITION OFFER
DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL SNOWFALL CHANCE
THIS WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE BIG FORECAST CHALLENGE
FOR SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. THERE IS NOW HIGHER
CONFIDENCE WITH THIS SYSTEM THAT STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER EAST
ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A TRAPPED
MOUNTAIN WAVE. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY OVER EAST
ANCHORAGE STARTING THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING TO LATE THIS
EVENING. ELSEWHERE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS STARTING LATE THIS EVENING AS THE
FRONT REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF.
SOUTHWEST...THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HIGH WINDS ALONG
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST TODAY. THE HIGH WINDS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WILL ALSO
CREATE DOWNSLOPING FROM KING SALMON TO ILIAMNA...THEREFORE THEY
SHOULD STAY MOSTLY DRY TODAY OTHER THAN A PASSING SHOWER OR TWO. ON
THE OTHER HAND...AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY FROM DILLINGHAM WESTWARD WILL
REMAIN IN STEADY RAIN AND SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THE NEXT
CONCERN FOR THIS AREA IS WITH POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE
ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND
THE PRECIPITATION TYPE SWITCHES OVER TO SNOW. BECAUSE OF THIS A
BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED STARTING LATE TONIGHT.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THROUGH
THIS EVENING...AND DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING IN THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO PROGRESS TO THE NORTH AND COLD AIR
ADVECTION INCREASES. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
WESTWARD WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY CALM COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE
STATE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AS THE ALEUTIAN LOW SLOWLY RIDES UP THE
WEST COAST OF ALASKA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ONCE THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS
WEEK...THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL REMAIN CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS PROGRESS
THROUGH THE STATE AND INTO THE GULF. THEN THERE IS GOOD CONFIDENCE
THAT A RIDGE WILL SET UP FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE
INTERIOR. THIS WILL KEEP MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA CLEAR AND DRY
WITH THE PRIMARY STORM TRACK OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 161
BLIZZARD WARNING 131 155 185 195
BLIZZARD WATCH 181
MARINE...STORM 130 132 136 137 160 170 172 179
GALE 120 125 138 140 141 150 155 165 180 171 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DEK MAR 13In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 AKZ101-080600- ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING OVER EAST ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS APPROACHING ANCHORAGE FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. AS IT GETS CLOSER WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CHUGACH. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS FOR GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME OF THESE STRONGER WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE...ESPECIALLY AREAS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EAST ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN EXACTLY HOW STRONG THESE WINDS WILL BE. IN THESE TYPES OF EVENTS IT IS COMMON TO HAVE VERY LOCALIZED STRONG GUSTS. THE BEST ESTIMATE FOR EAST ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE IS EASTERLY GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE REST OF THE ANCHORAGE AREA AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. EXPECT SOUTHEAST GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH FOR WEST ANCHORAGE. SEB
Local storm report, Mar 7, 2:17 PM AKST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
217 PM AKST THU MAR 07 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 AM NON-TSTM WND GST PORTAGE 60.78N 148.85W
03/07/2013 M76 MPH AK ASOS
0156 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SW IGIUGIG 59.32N 155.90W
03/07/2013 M74 MPH AK AWOS
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DSTRICKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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