Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 294, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
996 FZAK52 PAFC 182339 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. A 1003 MB LOW WILL BE 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF UNALASKA. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE E OF UNALASKA. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE E OF UNALASKA. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 12 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT....DIMINISHING TO 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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556 FZAK52 PAFC 191144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ TP
645 FZAK52 PAFC 192349 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU MORNING AT 1004 MB THEN TO 70 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. A 955 MB LOW WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE E OF UNALASKA. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT BERING SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 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 18, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
FORECAST GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AGAIN TODAY. SOME DIFFERENCES
CROP UP STARTING AROUND 60 HOURS WITH A FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING
SEA BUT THIS IS FAR ENOUGH OUT THAT A COMPROMISE SOLUTION CAN BE
USED.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE BASIC PATTERN CONSISTS OF AND UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE BERING
SEA AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHWEST CANADA AND NUDGING INTO
EASTERN ALASKA. THERE IS ALSO AN UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA THAT IS MOVING EAST. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIANS IS
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW WELL TO THE SOUTH THAT IS MOVING EVEN FURTHER
SOUTH. THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS NOW NORTHERLY OVER ALMOST ALL OF
MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA (AKPEN).
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE CANADIAN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT WEST THROUGH THURSDAY
AND BE CENTERED NEAR KOTZEBUE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE BERING SEA
RIDGE WILL BUILD THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THEN WEAKEN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL GO FROM NORTHERLY ON
TUESDAY TO NORTHWESTERLY WEDNESDAY TO WESTERLY ON THURSDAY.
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY WITH THE FLOW ALOFT FROM MAINLY CONTINENTAL SOURCES. GAP
WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND REMAIN FAIRLY GUSTY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE EASING OFF ON THURSDAY WHEN THE UPPER FLOW
TURNS WESTERLY.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT TONIGHT...AND DRY
COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. ON
WEDNESDAY A WEAK SYSTEM IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING ONLY A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...MAINLY FOR THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA. AS THE FLOW TRANSITIONS TO WESTERLY ON
THURSDAY A SHORT WAVE RIDGE SHOULD KEEP THE AREA DRY.
FOR THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION AND WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN
BERING SEA AND THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT AS THE FRONT REMAINS STUBBORNLY IN PLACE. ON WEDNESDAY A LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND BEGIN TO PUSH EASTWARD.
ALTHOUGH THE MODELS DISAGREE ON SOME DETAILS...THIS EASTWARD PUSH
WILL PROBABLY REACH THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN BERING SEA ON
THURSDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 150 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 160 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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