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Storm Warning 78, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 18, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

969 
FZAK52 PAFC 181146
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-190300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED MORNING
WITH LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TUE
MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN THROUGH WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NW OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT N
OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING N OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12
BUILDING TO 17 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT EAST OF ATKA. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12
TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT EAST OF ATKA. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF SHEMYA...NE 30 KT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
 

$$
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1 follow-up statement
996 
FZAK52 PAFC 182339
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-191500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON.
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN
TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. A 1003 MB LOW WILL BE 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA
WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  PATCHY
FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 8 FT
EXCEPT 5 FT E OF UNALASKA. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE E OF UNALASKA. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE E
OF UNALASKA. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16
FT EXCEPT 12 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT....DIMINISHING TO 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E
WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT
EXCEPT 13 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

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 17, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS. GENERALLY PREFER THE
NAM FOR ITS BETTER HANDLING OF LOCAL EFFECTS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THAT
STRETCHES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE INTERIOR INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN. THERE
IS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE BERING SEA. A SMALL LOW IS ALONG
THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA AND MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST. AN ARCTIC
LOW CENTERED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF BANKS ISLAND CANADA IS MOVING
TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AND WILL HAVE AN INCREASING IMPACT ON WEATHER
OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA LOW WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA ON MONDAY THEN INTO THE ALASKAN PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY.
AT THE SAME TIME THE CENTRAL ALASKA RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE
NORTHWEST. AS THE CANADIAN LOW MOVES SOUTH AND THE BERING RIDGE
BUILDS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BECOME MORE
NORTHERLY THROUGH TUESDAY AND NORTHWESTERLY BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
INCREASE THE GAP WINDS AND KEEP THE AIR MASS COLD AND DRY.

FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN STABLE THROUGH
MONDAY AS THE CENTRAL ALASKAN RIDGE WEAKENS. LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY THE GAP WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE
NORTHERLY. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE FLOW
ALOFT BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY.

FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE LOW
OVER THE AREA MOVES SOUTHEAST. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD PRETTY MUCH END
LATER MONDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF AND THE BERING HIGH
BUILDS. THE FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL ALSO BECOME NORTHERLY BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON USHERING IN MORE COLD AIR THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 172 175 176.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 160 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG MAR 13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.