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Gale Warning 276, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 6, 2014, 11:10 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 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 6, 2014, 11:10 AM AKST (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
495 FZAK52 PAFC 062011 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 UPDATED ZONES 160 175 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA RETREATS NORTH INTO SIBERIA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW DEVELOPS 245 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING AND MOVES TO 145 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA AT 994 MB FRI NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPS 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI MORNING AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 992 MB. $$ PKZ150-070300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY 1110 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-070300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-070300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 1110 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-070300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-070300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-070300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-070300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
402 FZAK52 PAFC 070024 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY SPREAD WEST THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-071500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-071500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-071500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-071500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-071500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-071500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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 6, 5:06 AM AKST, 6 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 5:06 AM AKST, 6 hours 4 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 506 AM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN ELONGATING AND STRETCHING UPPER LEVEL LOW PERSISTS OVER WEST-CENTRAL ALASKA AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING PINCHES IT FROM BOTH THE NORTH AND WEST (CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST SIBERIA BUT EXPANDING EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE) AND FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST (MOVING NORTH FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC). AS THE TWO UPPER LEVEL HIGHS CONVERGE TOWARDS EACH OTHER BY TONIGHT...THE UPPER LOW IS FORCED TO RETROGRADE ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO THE SOUTH OF A STRONG NORTHEASTERLY JET STREAK. MEANWHILE...THE STRONG WESTERLY JET STREAK OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA SLOWLY WEAKENS INTO THE WEEKEND TO THE NORTH OF THE UPPER HIGH POISED TO MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND THEN REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY FOR THE FIRST 48 HOURS. TOWARD THE WEEKEND...MODELS STILL DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY ON NATURE OF COMPLEX LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC POISED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL WORK TO WEAKEN THIS LOW SUBSTANTIALLY BEFORE IT CAN IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS LIKELY BEING INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH TERRAIN GAPS. OUT WEST...NORTHEAST FLOW WILL PREDOMINATE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING...BUT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL TEND TO MOVE WITHIN 200 TO 300 MILES OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS THEY MOVE EAST...WITH IMPACTS CONFINED MAINLY TO THE ALEUTIANS AND POINTS SOUTH. A BLEND OF THE LATEST GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS WAS PREFERRED FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH SKIES THEN BEGINNING TO PARTIALLY CLEAR BY LATE AFTERNOON. WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING MOVING OVERHEAD AND PLENTIFUL MOISTURE TRAPPED BENEATH AN INVERSION NEAR THE SURFACE...RADIATION FOG WILL BECOME AN ISSUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT INTO THE LATE MORNING HOURS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A STRENGTHENING NORTHERLY AND OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY HELP PRECLUDE THE WIDESPREAD FORMATION OF FOG FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND NORMAL FOR THE MOST PART ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS AND BRISK NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE INTERIOR SLIDES WESTWARD INTO THE BERING SEA. AREAS OF SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE NEAR BRISTOL BAY AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY IN THE VICINITY OF A WEEK FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A FEW SHOWERS BY TONIGHT. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER LOW MOVES WESTWARD FROM THE MAINLAND AND A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS SKIRT THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL KEEP HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY CONCERNS OVER ICE FREE WATERS OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. LONG TERM FORECAST... THE PATTERN LOOKS TO BE SOMEWHAT ACTIVE IN THE EXTENDED TERM AS MODELS DEPICT A SERIES OF NORTH PACIFIC LOWS TRACKING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND THEN MOVING INLAND ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST DURING THE NEXT WEEK. THIS WOULD GENERALLY RESULT IN OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...WITH PRECIPITATION ALSO REMAINING IN THE FORECAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AS SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. .ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CC/CB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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