Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 277, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 12, 2013, 12:05 AM AKDT. It was in force for 16 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 12, 2013, 12:05 AM AKDT (08:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
002 FZAK51 PAFC 120805 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1205 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 UPDATED ZONES 126 127 128 130 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-121500- PORT VALDEZ 1205 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-121500- VALDEZ NARROWS 1205 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-121500- VALDEZ ARM 1205 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1205 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. GUSTS TO 40 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-121500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-121500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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907 FZAK51 PAFC 121151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-130300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-130300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-130300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-130300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-130300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
817 FZAK51 PAFC 121653 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 126 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 850 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 850 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-130300- PORT VALDEZ 850 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-130300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-130300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-130300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-130300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
659 FZAK51 PAFC 122309 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY DEVELOPS THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-131500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-131500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-131500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-131500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-131500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
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 11, 2:00 PM AKDT, 10 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 2:00 PM AKDT, 10 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SYNOPTIC SCALE SOLUTIONS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT
THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM. THE NAM MODEL WILL BE USED PRIMARILY IN
THE EAST FOR HIGHER RESOLUTION DETAILS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.UPPER LEVELS...STACKED LOW OVER THE GULF WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH AND
EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDS
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
.SURFACE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NE GULF IS SLOWLY WEAKENING AND
DRIFTING SOUTH. SKIES ARE CLEARING ACROSS MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH AND WEST. AREAS OF PATCHY FOG
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL BE
THE LAST IN THESE AREAS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS NORTHERLY WINDS
SET UP. HIGH PRESSURE WAS EVIDENT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH A
STALLED WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
THE SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...N/S PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND AND
WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGHING CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE
RESULT WILL BE BRISK OUTFLOW WINDS ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST. WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH TUE. TO A LESSER EXTENT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN KENAI
PEN. ONE DETRACTOR IS THE LACK OF STRONG COLD ADVECTION AND 500 MB
WIND SUPPORT...HOWEVER...PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND 850 MB SUPPORT SHOULD
BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE BRISK WINDS ACROSS THE REGION AND LOW END
WARNING LEVEL WINDS IN ZONES 131 AND 135.
.SW ALASKA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL GENERATE LOCALLY BRISK
NORTHERLY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF SW ALASKA OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR SO.
.BERING SEA ALEUTIANS...
A WEAKENING FRONTAL ZONE AND SERIES OF WEAK NORTH MOVING WAVES WILL
INFLUENCE THE WEATHER OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/WESTERN BERING SEA
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE RIDGE TO THE EAST WILL SLOW ANY
EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE FRONTAL ZONE. EXPECT CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH
RAIN OR MIX OVER WESTERN AREAS. SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE COLD BERING
SEA WATERS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD FOG.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE AMPLIFIED PATTERN THAT IS SETUP OVER THE REGION CURRENTLY WILL
BREAK DOWN TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK BRINGING MUCH MORE ZONAL FLOW.
THIS WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF LOWS TO PROGRESS ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING
BACK SHORT LIVED PERIODS OF PRECIP TO MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE STATE. THIS WILL ALSO PUSH SOME OF THE COLDER TEMPERATURES BACK
TO THE NORTH.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 AND 135
MARINE...STORM...127
GALES...121 128 130 132 128 175 176 191 411 352
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...126 127 128 140
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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