Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 269, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 2013, 4:00 AM 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 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
700 FZAK52 PAFC 081247 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT SAT MORNING. A 984 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 80 NM EAST OF GAMBELL AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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835 FZAK52 PAFC 090026 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SAT. A 995 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR UNALAKLEET AT 1015 MB SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AND CONTINUE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS T0 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 14 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 14 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
246 FZAK52 PAFC 090036 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 155 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SAT. A 995 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR UNALAKLEET AT 1015 MB SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AND CONTINUE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 14 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 14 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
801 FZAK52 PAFC 091238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 230 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW WILL MOVE TO 180 NM EAST OF GAMBELL AT 1005 MB SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND SUN MORNING. A 969 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW ON SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND WEAKEN TO 977 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT EXCEPT S 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$
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 7, 4:23 PM AKST, 11 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 4:23 PM AKST, 11 hours 37 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
423 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A POWERFUL AND SPRAWLING OCCLUDED CYCLONE IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER
THE AKPEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE LOW IS
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF COLD BAY...AN ELONGATED SURFACE TROUGH AXIS
EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY. THE CYCLONE DEEPENED TO NEARLY
954 HPA...MUCH DEEPER THAN EXPECTED FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY. A VERY
WELL DEFINED JET STREAK ORIENTED NEARLY SOUTH TO NORTH CAN BE SEEN ON
SATELLITE...WITH A WELL DEFINED MOISTURE SOURCE ORIGINATING FROM 30N.
NEAR THE BASE OF THE UPPER LOW...ROTATING AROUND THE SOUTHEAST
PERIPHERY...IS A DEEPENING UPPER LEVEL POTENTIAL VORTICITY ANOMALY
THAT IS TRACKING NORTHEAST. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING...WITH COLD AIR AND LOW
EQUIVALENT POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE AIR PUSHING INLAND. FARTHER EAST...A
VERY SHARP UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL SLOWLY
BREAKDOWN AS THE UPPER TROUGH AND EMBEDDED POTENTIAL VORTICITY
ANOMALY SLOWLY TRANSLATE NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE NOW IN VERY AGREEMENT OVERALL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
POWERFUL CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS...ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MINOR
DISCREPANCIES WITH SMALLER EMBEDDED FEATURES WITHIN THE LOW. THE
VARIOUS GLOBAL AND HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS DIVERGE TOWARDS SATURDAY
EVENING INTO SUNDAY AS A LOW AMPLITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH TRACKS EAST
THROUGH THE BERING AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS FEATURE IS
EXPECTED TO DIVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND AMPLIFY ON SUNDAY...BUT
TO WHAT DEGREE AND THE EXACT TRACK IS NOT WELL KNOWN AT THIS TIME. A
VARIOUS BLEND OF THE GLOBAL MODELS WAS FAVORED SATURDAY AND BEYOND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY SITUATED
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF...AND HAS ALREADY CLEARED KODIAK ISLAND. A VERY
WELL DEFINED MOISTURE RIVER ON RADAR AND SATELLITE CAN BE SEEN
IMPACTING THE KENAI PENINSULA...WITH SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN DEVELOPING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN KENAI INCLUDING HOMER AND SELDOVIA.
FARTHER NORTH...LOCATIONS UP COOK INLET WILL GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF DRY DOWNSLOPE FLOW. AS THE FRONT SLIDES
EASTWARD...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN INTO THIS
EVENING...WITH TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS PEAKING THIS EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS ALONG THE HILLTOP AND
DOWN INTO THE EAST ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE WILL ALSO BEGIN TO TO INCREASE
AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA BREAKS DOWN. WINDS ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL ALSO PICKUP BY THIS EVENING AS THE LOW TRACKS
NORTH OVER BRISTOL BAY...BUT HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVER THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS.
FARTHER EAST...THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE RIVER WILL DIRECT
PRECIPITATION OVER PWS AND THE COASTAL RANGES. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN ALONG THE COAST...WITH INTERIOR LOCATIONS
INCLUDING VALDEZ REMAINING MOSTLY SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THOMPSON PASS BY LATE THIS EVENING AS
HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS AND SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 45
MPH RANGE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/ALASKA PENINSULA...
AS THE SURFACE TRACKS TO THE NORTH...POWERFUL NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALASKA PENINSULA. ABUNDANT SNOW SHOWERS WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW WILL
ACCOMPANY THE WINDS...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER THE WESTERN PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
OVER BRISTOL BAY REGION AND NEAR THE ALEUTIAN RANGE OVER MAINLAND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...EAST SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AS THE
LOW TRACKS JUST OFF THE BRISTOL BAY COAST. ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES TO
DILLINGHAM...A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SLIDE EASTWARD...WITH
SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
TRACK TO THE EAST FRIDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR THE REGION BY
FRIDAY EVENING...WITH LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS STRETCHING FROM THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS TO UNALASKA WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO
ACCELERATE EASTWARD. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY MOVE IN BEHIND
THE SYSTEM...BRINGING AN END TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT. A
FEW WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL TRACK ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...BUT RATHER QUIESCENT WEATHER FOR THE REGION WILL SETTLE IN
AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TAKES HOLD HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SUNDAY AND BEYOND...ALL GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT A HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGE AXIS BUILDING OVER THE BERING SEA LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY. A SHARP UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE IN NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED
TO QUICKLY TRACK ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE AKPEN LATE SATURDAY
THEN AMPLIFY OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA ON SUNDAY. THE GLOBAL GUIDANCE
DIFFERS SUBSTANTIALLY WITH THE TRACK OF THIS FEATURE WITH THE GFS
FAVORING A NORTHWARD TRACK ALONG THE GULF COAST...WITH THE ECMWF
FAVORING MORE OF A SOUTHERN TRACK OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. EITHER
WAY...COLD AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THE WAVE SUNDAY...WITH THE
THREAT FOR SNOW SHOWERS FROM KODIAK TO THE GULF COAST AND INTO THE
INTERIOR... INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE BOWL.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ALL GLOBAL MODELS INCLUDING THE GFS AND
ECMWF ENSEMBLES DEPICT A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE
BERING AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. WITH THE POLAR VORTEX
DISPLACED FROM THE ARCTIC...AND ANOTHER HIGH AMPLITUDE BLOCK OVER
GREENLAND...THIS WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COLDER AND DRIER
OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN OVER ALASKA. JUST HOW COLD...HOWEVER...REMAINS
THE BIGGER QUESTION AS THE ECMWF AND GFS DIFFER IN JUST HOW FAR THE
POLAR AIR OVER THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES RETROGRADES INTO ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131 181 185 195
HIGH WIND WARNING 101 161.
MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 132 136 137 138 140 160 172 175 176 180
185 351 352 411 413.
STORMS 150 155 165 170 171 179 412 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AHSENMACHER MAR 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 8, 12:15 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1215 AM AKST FRI MAR 08 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
657 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DUTCH HARBOR 53.90N 166.55W
03/07/2013 M85 MPH AK ASOS
830 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MCHUGH CREEK 61.00N 149.43W
03/07/2013 M82 MPH HANDAR
1000 PM NON-TSTM WND GST GLEN ALPS AK 61.09N 149.69W
03/07/2013 M95 MPH HANDAR
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KUTZThe 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| 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 | 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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