Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 304, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
247 FZAK52 PAFC 231158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 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. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN MORNING AT 1008 MB THEN MOVES TO 230 NM EAST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT AT 1001 MB. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TODAY THEN MOVES EAST SUN. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF PORT MOLLER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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166 FZAK52 PAFC 231444 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 CORRECTED ZONES 172 176 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN MORNING AT 1008 MB THEN MOVES TO 230 NM EAST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT AT 1001 MB. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TODAY THEN MOVES EAST SUN. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF PORT MOLLER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
504 FZAK52 PAFC 232335 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF AK SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SPREADS EAST ON SUN AND THEN WEAKENS ON MON. A 1008 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 490 NM SOUTH OF KISKA EARLY SUN MORNING WILL TRACK TO NEAR ADAK AT 1000 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
350 FZAK52 PAFC 241151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW NEAR CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BUILDS EAST THROUGH SUN AND THEN WEAKENS ON MON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN INTO A 1000 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF SHEMYA SUN EVENING THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WEAKENING TO 1006 MB 80 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ TP
188 FZAK52 PAFC 242326 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH TUE. A 1004 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA WILL MOVE NEAR ADAK AT 1004 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA AT 1009 MB TUE. A 969 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL BE 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU TUE MORNING...WHILE AN ASSOCIATED FRONT TRACKS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FEET BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. PACIFIC SIDE...SE 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
023 FZAK52 PAFC 251150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL HOLD STEADY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TUE NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 40 NM EAST OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1007 MB LATE MON NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. A 963 MB LOW SOUTHEAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 968 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ TP
577 FZAK52 PAFC 251231 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL HOLD STEADY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TUE NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 40 NM EAST OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1007 MB LATE MON NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. A 963 MB LOW SOUTHEAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 968 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ TP
021 FZAK52 PAFC 252333 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 30 NM WEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1007 MB TUE MORNING THEN DISSIPATE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 971 MB TUE EVENING AND THEN TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 979 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT FRI MAR 22 2013 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 84 HRS OUT WEST AND THROUGH ABOUT 60 HRS IN THE EAST. MODELS STRUGGLE IN THE GULF BEYOND 60 HRS AS MULTIPLE CENTERS FORM IN BROADENING PRESSURE TROUGH. FORECAST PACKAGES WITH GENERALLY BASED ON THE NAM/ECMWF OUT WEST. IN THE EAST THE NAM AS USED EARLY ON...THEN TRANSITIONED TO AN ECMWF BLEND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A MODERATE COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS SW ALASKA AND SHOULD BE CLEARING EASTERN BRISTOL BAY AROUND NOON AND THEN MOVING ACROSS COOK INLET AND THE MATSU/ANCHORAGE BOWL LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONTAL ZONE ARE CREATING STRONG GAP WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ESPECIALLY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM. BRISK SOUTH WINDS ARE ALSO DEVELOPING OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. MODERATE SNOW WAS FALLING OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND SPREADING EAST TOWARD THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. FURTHER WEST...A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN BERING SEA TO OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND RAIN ARE EVIDENT ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE WITH COOLER AIR WITH RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ON THE BACKSIDE...AS EVIDENCED BY THE PRESENCE OF OPEN CELL CU. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS COOK INLET...ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND THE MATSU VALLEYS THIS EVENING. A FAIRLY STRONG BAND OF SNOW WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE AS IT MOVES THROUGH. IN THE MEANTIME...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE LOWER LEVELS IS PRODUCING MODERATE SNOW OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND ALONG THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. GUSTY SURFACE WINDS THROUGH FAVORED GAPS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOWFALL INTENSIFIES. COLD ADVECTION AND SOME DRYING ARE EXPECTED AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT....THOUGH SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER AROUND INTO THE MORNING HOURS SAT. A LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN AND BRINGS INCREASING CHANCES OF SNOW TO THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL SUN. .SW ALASKA... WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING...CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME SOMEWHAT DRIER ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THE FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE ALEUTIANS/AK PEN LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE BRISTOL BAY AREA WITH SNOW SAT AS ITS ASSOCIATED LOW CENTER MOVES ACROSS THE AK PEN. CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME DRIER AGAIN SUN AS NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP AGAIN SUN. .ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...A WEATHER FRONT AND ITS ASSOCIATED LOW MOVE RAPIDLY E/SE TONIGHT TO SOUTH OF THE AK PEN SAT EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE BERING SEA SAT. A SECONDARY FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/WESTERN BERING SEA SUN. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE JET STREAM OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND DURING THAT TIME. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 101 MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 138 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC MAR 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 22, 6:09 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 9:15 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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