Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 272, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 9, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 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 9, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
294 FZAK52 PAFC 092354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR UNALAKLEET AT 1012 MB SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH MON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN INTO MON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ JM
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659 FZAK52 PAFC 101149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT AND THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$
901 FZAK52 PAFC 102248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. $$ TP
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 9, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE REMNANTS OF YESTERDAYS ALEUTIAN LOW IS CONTINUING TO SPREAD SNOW
THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN INTERIOR. THIS LOW IS BEGINNING TO SPLIT INTO
TWO DISTINCT CIRCULATIONS. THE FIRST WAS FORMED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
THE LOW AS IT MADE LANDFALL YESTERDAY MORNING...AND IS MOVING NORTH
AND WEAKENING THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT. THE SECOND IS A DEVELOPING
CIRCULATION FORMING ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...AND WILL CONTINUE ON
ITS PATH INTO THE GULF OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND. A WEAKENING
LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING IS PROGRESSING EAST TOWARDS SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
WIND...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS
AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY THE SOUTHWEST COAST THIS EVENING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW IN THE GULF THIS EVENING. AFTERWARDS...THE NAM
IS TOO DEEP WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE
WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...THE NAM IS THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR COOK INLET STARTING LATE SUNDAY
MORNING. GOOD AGREEMENT THEN CONTINUES TO EXIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A RIDGE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING INTO THE NORTHERN
MAINLAND. THIS PATTERN WILL BRING A QUIETER...ALTHOUGH
COOLER...WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AND ALEUTIANS INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE QUIETER WEATHER TODAY THAN IN
THE PAST FEW DAYS...AS THERE ARE NO MAJOR WEATHER CONCERNS TO SPEAK
OF UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. THIS IS WHEN AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE OVER THE
WESTERN INTERIOR WILL MOVE INTO THE COOK INLET REGION...PRODUCING
SNOWFALL OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS
SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES
ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
SOUTHWEST...MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL SEE IMPROVING
CONDITIONS FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE MORNING AS
A WEAK TROUGH DISSIPATES OVER THE ALASKA RANGE. THIS WILL BE A SHORT
LIVED BREAK IN THE WEATHER AS THE LOW CURRENTLY IN NORTHERN BERING
WILL QUICKLY BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST
BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN SPREAD INTO
THE WESTERN COAST OF BRISTOL BAY LATE THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE INTERIOR AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY
AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE BERING SEA LOW WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND
RAIN TO THE ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF TODAY.
ONE CONCERN FROM THIS SYSTEM IS WHETHER OR NOT THE STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE PRIBILOFS...AS THERE IS
AROUND 6 INCHES OF NEW TRANSPORTABLE SNOW FROM THE MOST RECENT
ALEUTIAN LOW. THE CURRENT THINKING IS THAT WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL
KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S THROUGHOUT THE EVENT...AND
POSSIBLY MIX WITH RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. BECAUSE OF THIS IT WAS DECIDED
TO NOT ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THERE HAS NOT BEEN MUCH CHANGE IN THE THINKING OF THE LONG TERM
FORECAST THAN THAT FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE RIDGE WHICH WAS
MENTIONED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION SECTION ABOVE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD
THROUGH FRIDAY...WHEN IT WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN AS A SIBERIAN LOW
PUSHES THE ARCTIC LOW TOWARDS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 161
MARINE...GALE...172 175 176 179 180
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DEK MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:46 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr |
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