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Storm Warning 66, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 2, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 2, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
405 FZAK52 PAFC 021209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 999 MB SUN MORNING AND CONTINUE WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. A 1000 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SITKINAK EARLY SUN MORNING AND DRIFT TO NEAR CHIGNIK BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SUN NIGHT. A LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AT 971 MB EARLY MON MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT NEARS THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS TO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING EARLY MON. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. W OF COLD BAY...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. W OF ATKA...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$
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472 FZAK52 PAFC 030039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB 550 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 290 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 966 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 974 MB 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF ATKA...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ATKA. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF ATKA...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. W OF ATKA...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...SW 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT E 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ TP
667 FZAK52 PAFC 031203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TODAY. A WEAK 999 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DISSIPATE AROUND 80 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK TONIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO AROUND 420 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 978 MB EARLY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS FROM THE WESTERN BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN BERING LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND TO 15 KT. TOWARD SHELIKOF STRAIT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT IN THE MORNING. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$
027 FZAK52 PAFC 040015 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 520 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SHEMYA. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Mar 1, 4:45 PM AKST, 11 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 4:45 PM AKST, 11 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
445 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING REMAINS IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A CLOSED UPPER LOW DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD
OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND A POTENT NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING EASTWARD
APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES SOUTH OF ATKA. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO PARTS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS...LIKELY PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BETWEEN KISKA AND
ADAK...WITH THOSE CONDITIONS POISED TO SPREAD EASTWARD OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS THIS EVENING AS THE SYSTEM PROGRESSES
TO THE EAST. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW MOVING
INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST IS SPREADING SNOW SHOWERS OVER MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK...WITH SOME RAIN MIXING IN ALONG THE COAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH
RESPECT TO OVERALL SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE STRONG LOW JUST SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY AS IT
BEGINS TO SLOWLY WEAKEN...THEN DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC ON SUNDAY AS IT ENCOUNTERS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND A 150 KT UPPER LEVEL JET DIGS ALONG ITS
WESTERN PERIPHERY. MODEL SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS THE GFS AND NAM KEEP THE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST WHEREAS THE EC HAS THE HIGH LOCATED FURTHER EAST OVER THE
PANHANDLE. UTILIZED THE GFS SOLUTION FOR NOW AS IT HAS DISPLAYED
GREATER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
SNOW SHOWERS ONGOING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT AS
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN OVERHEAD. RIDGING WILL REMAIN
ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK...YIELDING GENERALLY
CALM CONDITIONS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KODIAK
ISLAND. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW AFFECTING THE ALEUTIANS WILL
REACH THE WESTERN GULF BY SATURDAY EVENING AND THEN STALL AND WEAKEN
AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE RIDGE AND THE LOW RETREATS INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSISTING INTO
THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
CALM CONDITIONS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT AS UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. SNOW WILL THEN
RETURN TO COASTAL PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ON
SATURDAY AS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW APPROACHES THE
THE COAST. SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS ALONG COASTAL
PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WITH WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING ON
SUNDAY AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA AND INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS
EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY AS SNOW COUPLED WITH
HURRICANE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
SPREAD TO THE PRIBILOFS THIS EVENING AS WINDS INCREASE WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN AS THE LOW PUSHES
EASTWARD. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM ENOUGH FOR A
RAIN/SNOW MIX OVER THESE AREAS...ALLOWING VISIBILITIES TO REMAIN HIGH
ENOUGH TO LIMIT ANY BLIZZARD CONCERNS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVER
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN FROM WEST TO EAST ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT
AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC. THE BREAK WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN BERING ON SUNDAY...WITH A FRONT SPREADING PRECIPITATION OVER
THE CHAIN FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK TONIGHT WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK...RESULTING IN
DRIER AND RELATIVELY BENIGN CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND. THE NEXT SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE BERING WILL THEN HELP
TO BREAK DOWN THE RIDGE BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...BRINGING AN
INCREASED CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 187 191 195
HIGH WIND WARNING 185
MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 138 150 160 165 179 180
STORM WARNING 155 170 172 176
HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 175
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 175 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 7:19 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:32 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:32 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:33 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 2, 1:12 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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