Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 277, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 6, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ185-071500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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372 FZAK52 PAFC 071237 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 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 975 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 430 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 962 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-080300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-080300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-080300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-080300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-080300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-080300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-080300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
771 FZAK52 PAFC 080101 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 961 MB LOW WILL BE 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 .TONIGHT...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...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-081500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-081500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-081500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-081500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-081500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-081500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST THU MAR 6 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH BUILDING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS AN UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA
WHICH IS LOOSELY CONNECTED TO ANOTHER LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH HOW THEY HANDLE THE
LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH FROM LATE FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. THE ECMWF IS WEAKER THAN THE OTHER MODELS. THE GFS
PROVIDES A NICE "COMPROMISE" LOCATION...BUT IS POSSIBLY A BIT TOO
STRONG. THE ECMWF CANNOT BE DISCOUNTED DUE TO ITS RECENT SUPERIOR
PERFORMANCE...BUT IT IS AN OUTLIER IN THE SOLUTIONS. THE AFTERNOON
FORECASTS WILL LEAN TOWARD THE GFS LOCATION FOR THE LOW...BUT WILL
BACK OFF THE STRENGTH A BIT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS HIGH WILL WEAKEN LATER SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE LOW CURRENTLY IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WORKS ITS
WAY NORTH. ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY SOME PRECIPITATION FROM THIS
LOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL...BUT LIKELY STAY EAST OF THE
ANCHORAGE AREA. FORECAST CHALLENGES INCLUDE JUST HOW MUCH LOW CLOUDS
(AND MORNING FOG) WILL BE OVER THE AREA...AS THE UPPER HIGH MAY
"TRAP" SOME MOISTURE IN THE LOW LEVELS.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE AREA WILL BE MAINLY DRY WITH THE UPPER
RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A BIT
BELOW NORMAL WITH A FAIRLY COOL LOW LEVEL AIR MASS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 150.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG MAR 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.