Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 75, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 7, 2013, 7:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 7, 2013, 7:20 AM AKST (16:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
279 FZAK52 PAFC 071621 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 165 170 171 179 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF MEKORYUK FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST ALASKA COAST AS IT WEAKENS TO 990 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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943 FZAK52 PAFC 080010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB AS IT TRACKS ONSHORE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE BERING STRAIT FRI AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA FRI MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM WEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT BECOMING W 45 AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ TP
700 FZAK52 PAFC 081247 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT SAT MORNING. A 984 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 80 NM EAST OF GAMBELL AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR ALASKA CONTINUES TO BE DIFFICULT AS AN
ALEUTIAN LOW IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTH TOWARDS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A
WEAKENING RIDGE STRETCHES FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE
YUKON TERRITORY OF CANADA. THIS IS PRODUCING A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA...WHICH IS
CURRENTLY BRINGING HIGH WINDS TO AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY. A FRONT FROM
THE ALEUTIAN LOW IS CURRENTLY ENTERING THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF
ALASKA...AND WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
AS IT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY UNTIL FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WHEN THEY BEGIN TO STRUGGLE WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW AS IT
MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST. WE CURRENTLY PREFER THE EC
SOLUTION FOR THE WEAKENING LOW...WHICH KEEPS IT FURTHER SOUTH OVER
THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA...RATHER THAN THE NAM/GFS WHICH QUICKLY
MOVES IT INTO EASTERN SIBERIA. THE GFS IS ALSO THE MOST AGGRESSIVE
WITH CREATING A WEAK SECONDARY LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE
TONIGHT...AND AS A RESULT HAS A WEAK BUT WELL DEFINED LOW OVER THE
NORTHWEST GULF ON SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE NEXT
FORECAST CHALLENGES AS SUBTLE CHANGES IN THE LOW POSITION OFFER
DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL SNOWFALL CHANCE
THIS WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE BIG FORECAST CHALLENGE
FOR SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. THERE IS NOW HIGHER
CONFIDENCE WITH THIS SYSTEM THAT STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER EAST
ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A TRAPPED
MOUNTAIN WAVE. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY OVER EAST
ANCHORAGE STARTING THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING TO LATE THIS
EVENING. ELSEWHERE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS STARTING LATE THIS EVENING AS THE
FRONT REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF.
SOUTHWEST...THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HIGH WINDS ALONG
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST TODAY. THE HIGH WINDS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WILL ALSO
CREATE DOWNSLOPING FROM KING SALMON TO ILIAMNA...THEREFORE THEY
SHOULD STAY MOSTLY DRY TODAY OTHER THAN A PASSING SHOWER OR TWO. ON
THE OTHER HAND...AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY FROM DILLINGHAM WESTWARD WILL
REMAIN IN STEADY RAIN AND SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THE NEXT
CONCERN FOR THIS AREA IS WITH POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE
ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND
THE PRECIPITATION TYPE SWITCHES OVER TO SNOW. BECAUSE OF THIS A
BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED STARTING LATE TONIGHT.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THROUGH
THIS EVENING...AND DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING IN THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO PROGRESS TO THE NORTH AND COLD AIR
ADVECTION INCREASES. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
WESTWARD WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY CALM COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE
STATE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AS THE ALEUTIAN LOW SLOWLY RIDES UP THE
WEST COAST OF ALASKA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ONCE THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS
WEEK...THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL REMAIN CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS PROGRESS
THROUGH THE STATE AND INTO THE GULF. THEN THERE IS GOOD CONFIDENCE
THAT A RIDGE WILL SET UP FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE
INTERIOR. THIS WILL KEEP MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA CLEAR AND DRY
WITH THE PRIMARY STORM TRACK OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 161
BLIZZARD WARNING 131 155 185 195
BLIZZARD WATCH 181
MARINE...STORM 130 132 136 137 160 170 172 179
GALE 120 125 138 140 141 150 155 165 180 171 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DEK MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:49 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Mar 6, 3:50 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:06 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:57 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 7, 12:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr |
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