Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 288, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2013, 6:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 22 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 16, 2013, 6:20 AM AKDT (14:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
519 FZAK51 PAFC 161420 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 UPDATED ZONES 126 127 128 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1014 MB AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN MORNING AT 1018 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-170300- PORT VALDEZ 620 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-170300- VALDEZ NARROWS 620 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-170300- VALDEZ ARM 620 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-170300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-170300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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280 FZAK51 PAFC 162352 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC SAT NIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL FORM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-171500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-171500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-171500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-171500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
589 FZAK51 PAFC 170405 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 UPDATED 129 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC SAT NIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL FORM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-171500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-171500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 800 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-171500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-171500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
397 FZAK51 PAFC 171158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND STRENGTHEN TO 1006 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-180300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-180300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON... NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-180300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-180300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
886 FZAK51 PAFC 171702 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 UPDATED 121 126 127 130 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND STRENGTHEN TO 1006 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-180300- PORT VALDEZ 900 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-180300- VALDEZ NARROWS 900 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 900 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON... NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-180300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-180300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 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 16, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A CLOSED HIGH CONTINUES TO BE PARKED OVER THE
BEAUFORT SEA. FURTHER SOUTH...A TROUGH SPANS THE EASTERN PACIFIC
WITH ITS AXIS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. NEARLY ZONAL FLOW ENCOMPASSES
MUCH OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE CLOSED LOW OVER THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA HAS A TROUGH AXIS THAT EXTENDS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN BERING THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE KAMCHATKA LOW IS
PUSHING A CLOSED LOW EASTWAR AND IS CURRENTLY AROUND 400 MILES WEST
OF SHEMYA.
AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF HAS A LOW
PRESSURE CENTER JUST EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS IS BRINGING
SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WITH PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW OCCASIONALLY
MOVING INTO THE EASTERN COASTAL AREAS. ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA...SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP DUE TO A TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT
FORMED NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND. A TROUGH AXIS FROM THIS LOW EXTENDS
SOUTHWARD OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE PENINSULA. LIGHTER SNOW IS
FALLING ALONG THE AXIS AND IS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP HEAVIER BANDS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE 00Z MODEL RUNS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE ECMWF MODEL WAS USED TO UPDATE THE
FORECAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND A COMBINATION OF THE GFS AND
NAM WAS USED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING. THE MAIN WEATHER
CHALLENGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND IS THE LOW MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE
WESTERN BERING THIS MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH
TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED
TO THE GULF WATERS INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
OVERALL...QUIETER WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
INTERIOR THROUGH THE TUESDAY. A COLDER TEMPERATURE TREND STARTS ON
SUNDAY AS AN ARCTIC AIR MASS PUSHES SOUTH. COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE
INCREASED OFFSHORE FLOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS THROUGH GAP
LOCATIONS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE. WINDS HAVE TAPERED DOWN AND VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING
THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST AS THE SNOW BAND MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.
THE SNOW BAND THAT HAD DEVELOPED ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS AND
DELTA...WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY. THE UPPER LOW
CURRENTLY WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ON
SUNDAY. SNOW WILL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE DELTA
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN SPREAD TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER BRISTOL
BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL PUSH SOUTH
ON SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS
THROUGH TUESDAY.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
THE UPPER LOW WEST OF SHEMYA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST
TODAY PUSHING A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EARLY
THIS MORNING AND THEN INTO THE BERING. COLD AIR ADVECTION WRAPPING
IN AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COLD ENOUGH
TO KEEP PRECIPITATION ALL SNOW. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAINLY BE OUT OF
THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. ANOTHER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY
EVENING. THIS IS A WARM CORE SYSTEM AND IT WILL PUSH NORTH AND
OVERSPREAD WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT.
HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE BACK TO THE SOUTH MONDAY NIGHT AS A
DENSER COLD AIR MASS PUSHES SOUTH FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS ARE STARTING TO COME INTO BETTER ALIGNMENT FOR MID WEEK. THEY
DEVELOP A RIDGE ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE BERING AND THEN AMPLIFY THIS
FEATURE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH A STRONG CLOSED LOW TO THE
EAST...CENTERING ALONG THE NORTHERN ALCAN BORDER. THIS BLOCKING
RIDGE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WITH THIS
PATTERN...THE LONG TERM FORECAST HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO A COLDER AND
DRIER PATTERN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...127 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...127.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
KH MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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