Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 321, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 29, 2013, 4:00 AM 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 29, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2013, 3:45 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
835 FZAK51 PAFC 291153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING. A 1008 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 115 NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 1020 MB LATE SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SPREAD OVER THE GULF THROUGH EARLY SUN. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND....SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-300300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ127-300300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-300300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THIS MORNING. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-300300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-300300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
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476 FZAK51 PAFC 292322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 322 PM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-301145- 322 PM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A 1008 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1015 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301145- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-301145- RESURRECTION BAY 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301145- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-301145- PORT VALDEZ 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-301145- VALDEZ NARROWS 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-301145- VALDEZ ARM 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301145- PASSAGE CANAL 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301145- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-301145- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-301145- CHINIAK BAY 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-301145- MARMOT BAY 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-301145- SHELIKOF STRAIT 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301145- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301145- KACHEMAK BAY 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
152 FZAK51 PAFC 300555 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 127 130 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. PKZ197-301145- 322 PM AKDT FRI MAR 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. A 1008 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1015 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REMAIN OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301145- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 950 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-301145- RESURRECTION BAY 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301145- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 950 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-301145- PORT VALDEZ 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-301145- VALDEZ NARROWS 950 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-301145- VALDEZ ARM 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301145- PASSAGE CANAL 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301145- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 950 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-301145- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. 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SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301145- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301145- KACHEMAK BAY 322 PM ADT FRI MAR 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 28, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT THU MAR 28 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE ALL INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL AND ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THERE ARE SOME POSITIONAL DIFFERENCES WITH
THE WEAK LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HOWEVER.
THE NAM IS THE PREFERRED MODEL AS IT BRINGS THE LOW INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF. FOR THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE GFS IS THE
PREFERRED MODEL OVERALL.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
TWO UPPER LOWS...ONE OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA AND ONE NEAR THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS...ARE BEING SEPARATED BY UPPER RIDGING PUSHING IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. ANOTHER UPPER LOW IS OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA AND NORTHWEST
CANADA...WHILE RIDGING IS IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MAINLAND. AT THE SURFACE...A LARGE LOW CENTERED OVER
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS MOVING EASTWARD WITH A WARM FRONT MAKING ITS
WAY EASTWARD TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER THE
EASTERN GULF. SNOW CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
TODAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS IT MOVES INLAND...AND SOME LIGHT
PRECIPITATION IS FALLING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND GRADUALLY MOVING
TOWARD THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE LOW CENTER REACHING THE KODIAK ISLAND
AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL SURGE EASTWARD AHEAD OF THE
LOW...SWINGING TOWARD THE GULF COAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS FRONT
WILL NOT CONTINUE TO TRAVEL INLAND ALONG THE GULF COAST...THEREFORE
WHILE THOMPSON PASS WILL GET SOME SNOW AND SOME WIND...BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOWFALL FOR THE
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA...ANCHORAGE BOWL AND OTHER AREAS ON THE LEE
SIDE OF MOUNTAINS WILL BE AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...WITH ANY
ACCUMULATION BEING LIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WOULD BE ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST (WHERE PRECIPITATION TYPE IS SNOW).
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF LOCATIONS EAST OF SLEETMUTE AND KING SALMON WHERE
SNOW WILL LINGER. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD AND BRING SHOWERS TO
THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SUNDAY AND BEYOND...THE REMNANTS OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL STILL BE
HANGING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WITH AREAS OF SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS...MIXING WITH RAIN ALONG COASTAL AREAS. ONCE AGAIN...THE
GLOBAL MODELS ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME HANDLING THE AMPLIFIED WAVE
PATTERN...WITH THE MAIN DISCREPANCIES REVOLVING AROUND THE POTENTIAL
FOR NUMEROUS CUTOFF LOWS AS THE EASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE BEGINS TO EXERT
A STRONGER INFLUENCE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
RIGHT NOW...THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THE UPPER LOW EXITS SOUTHERN
ALASKA BY LATE MONDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE LIKELY HOLDING STRONG OVER
MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. ANY FRONTS WILL BE
WEAK AND LOW IMPACT...WITH THE MAIN STORM TRACK STAYING ACROSS THE
WESTERN BERING AND NORTH PACIFIC. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIGGER
CHALLENGE AS THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE BLOCK WILL DETERMINE WHETHER
OR NOT SOUTHERN ALASKA IS INFLUENCED BY NORTHERLY OFFSHORE FLOW AND
RETROGRADING EASTERLY WAVES...OR BY STABLE UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE.
HOWEVER...NO MAJOR COLD AIR ARCTIC OUTBREAKS SEEM EMINENT AT THIS
TIME AS THE MAIN COLD CENTERS DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER 48/CANADA AND
EASTERN ASIA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 129 130 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:58 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 29, 3:22 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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