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Gale Warning 305, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 15, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 15, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 16, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

739 
FZAK51 PAFC 151152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-160300-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY SUN MORNING AND
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ119-160300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-160300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-160300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-160300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-160300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-160300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-160300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-160300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-160300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-160300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-160300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-160300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-160300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-160300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-160300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-160300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-160300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
041 
FZAK51 PAFC 152301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-161500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY SUN MORNING AND
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW WILL FORM 70
NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER SUN EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ119-161500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ120-161500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-161500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-161500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ126-161500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ127-161500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ128-161500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-161500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-161500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-161500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-161500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW THEN RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
$$

PKZ136-161500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ137-161500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW THEN RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-161500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW THEN RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  
$$

PKZ139-161500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-161500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-161500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$
680 
FZAK51 PAFC 161158
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
LATE SUN NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER THIS
EVENING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON
AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING.
$$

PKZ119-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-170300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-170300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-170300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW BECOMING SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE EARLY MORNING. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-170300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE EARLY MORNING.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-170300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE EARLY MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING THEN RAIN AND
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-170300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
312 
FZAK51 PAFC 162306
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST
LATE TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW WILL FORM 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY MON EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB OVER THE FAR EASTERN
GULF TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ119-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ126-171500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ127-171500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ128-171500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-171500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK  BAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT TOWARD THE BARREN ISLANDS AND
SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD THE BARREN ISLANDS AND SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ131-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-171500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ136-171500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ137-171500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ139-171500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A NEGATIVELY TILTED LONGWAVE TROUGH IS LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA...WITH ASSOCIATED DEEP-LAYER SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER MOST OF
THE ALASKA MAINLAND. AS EXPECTED...A STRONG SHORTWAVE AHEAD OF THE
MAIN TROUGH AXIS SPUN UP A FAST BUT HARD-HITTING SURFACE LOW OVER THE
WESTERN GULF OVERNIGHT THAT BROUGHT HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE
EASTERN KENAI MOUNTAINS AND KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LOW BOTTOMED OUT
AROUND 967 MB EARLY THIS MORNING AND IS NOW WEAKENING RAPIDLY AS IT
CROSSES INTO LOWER COOK INLET. AN IMPRESSIVELY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS IS
ENTRENCHED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND IS NOW ON THE MOVE AROUND THE
SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW CENTER AND BEGINNING TO MOVE UP COOK INLET. THE
EVOLUTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW AND COLD AIRMASS IS THE PRIMARY
FORECAST CHALLENGE TODAY. MEANWHILE OUT WEST...GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND
INSTABILITY SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN REGION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE
WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC
WEATHER FRONT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ALL AVAILABLE MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT WITH THE
MOVEMENT OF THE BASIC FEATURES. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN AN AIRMASS
REPLACEMENT OVER MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AS THE ARCTIC AIR CURRENTLY
OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SPREADS NORTHWARD
THROUGH TOMORROW. THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT ABOUT HOW QUICKLY THE
WEAKENING LOW AND ACCOMPANYING COLD AIR SURGE WILL MOVE UP COOK INLET
TONIGHT. FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE ECMWF HAS BEEN THE SLOWEST MODEL TO
BRING IN THIS NEW AIRMASS..AND BASED ON CURRENT OBS AND SATELLITE
DATA IT SEEMS THAT PERHAPS EVEN THE ECMWF IS A BIT TOO SLOW. THIS
DELAYED THE ONSET OF BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA TODAY...AND MAY ALSO DELAY THE ONSET OF
STEADY SNOW ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU AREAS TONIGHT.
MEANWHILE...OUT WEST THERE IS SOME MOVEMENT AMONG THE OTHER GLOBAL
MODELS TOWARD THE ECMWF SOLUTION OF A CLOSED UPPER LOW (AND
ASSOCIATED CONSOLIDATED SURFACE ENERGY) OVER THE CENTRAL BERING ON
SUNDAY. THUS THE ECMWF REMAINS THE PREFERRED MODEL FOR BOTH DOMAINS
FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...AN ABRUPT TRANSITION LINE FROM WARM AND WET SOUTHEAST
WINDS TO COLD AND SNOWY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL MOVE UP COOK INLET LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STEADY SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY
AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...THOUGH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DROPPING
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THE BLIZZARD
THREAT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MEANWHILE...AS THE COLD AIR REACHES
ANCHORAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND
QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AS THE ENTIRE COLUMN COOLS
DRAMATICALLY. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU
REMAIN LOWER CONFIDENCE THAN USUAL AS THERE ARE SOME KEY DIFFERENCES
FROM TYPICAL SNOW EVENTS. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION FAVORS HIGHEST
AMOUNTS ON THE HILLSIDE...SO WILL TREND THAT DIRECTION WITH THE
AFTERNOON FORECAST AND KEEP AMOUNTS BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...A FAIRLY NARROW DEFORMATION BAND IS BRINGING
STEADY SNOW ALONG A LINE FROM ANIAK TO ILIAMNA. THIS SNOW BAND WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN QUICKLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS...WITH MINIMAL
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. GENERAL ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND...WHICH WILL KEEP CLOUDS AND SNOW
SHOWERS AROUND (ESPECIALLY OVER COASTAL LOCATIONS). BY SUNDAY A
BERING FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA. A
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS
GETTING READY TO ENTER THE WESTERN BERING THIS EVENING. THIS
GALE-FORCE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY ELONGATE AND CROSS THE ENTIRE BERING
DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. MOST PLACES ON THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN WILL WARM UP ENOUGH TO CHANGE TO RAIN AS THE FRONT
PASSES...EXCEPT THE PRIBILOFS WHERE A WET SNOW MAY PERSIST EVEN AS
THE FRONT APPROACHES.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH IS CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN BERING WHICH IS
STEERING THE STORM TRACK INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. OVER THE COURSE
OF THE NEXT WEEK THIS LONGWAVE APPEARS AS IF IT WILL SLOWLY
RETROGRADE WESTWARD...EVENTUALLY ALLOWING SOME SHORTWAVE RIDGING TO
BUILD INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA AND SHIFTING
THE STORM TRACK TO THE WEST AS WELL. TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION SHOULD RETURN TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 121
MARINE...GALE 150 155 160 165 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180
              181 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 140 141 160
                              165 179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AMD MAR 14

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 14, 10:50 PM AKDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1050 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0915 PM     SNOW             SW EAGLE RIVER          61.32N 149.57W
03/14/2014  M3.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

0930 PM     SNOW             5 SSE ANCHORAGE         61.15N 149.81W
03/14/2014  M7.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            7.0 INCHES SINCE 5 PM AKDT. 4.0 INCHES SINCE 8 PM AKDT.

0930 PM     SNOW             1 N RABBIT CREEK        61.09N 149.82W
03/14/2014  M11.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ADDED 3 INCHES NEW SNOW SINCE 920 PM AKDT. 11 INCHES
            TOTAL SO FAR. DEARMOUN/MAINSAIL.

0940 PM     SNOW             3 NE RABBIT CREEK       61.12N 149.77W
03/14/2014  M9.0 INCH                           AK   OTHER FEDERAL

            STILL COMING DOWN HARD. MID-HILLSIDE.

&&

KUTZ
Local storm report, Mar 14, 11:24 PM AKDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1124 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1055 PM     SNOW             1 W GLEN ALPS           61.10N 149.72W
03/14/2014  M14.5 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 INCHES SNOW AT 8 PM AKDT. 14.5 INCHES BY 11 PM AKDT.
            STILL SNOWING HEAVILY.

1050 PM     SNOW             1 NNE POTTER MARSH      61.07N 149.77W
03/14/2014  M12.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STILL COMING DOWN STEADILY. HILLSIDE.

1105 PM     SNOW             1 ESE EAGLE RIVER       61.32N 149.54W
03/14/2014  M4.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SNOW CONTINUES

1100 PM     SNOW             5 SSE ANCHORAGE         61.15N 149.81W
03/14/2014  M11.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            8 INCHES OVER PAST 3 HRS. LIKE LIVING IN VALDEZ.

1100 PM     SNOW             SW EAGLE RIVER          61.32N 149.57W
03/14/2014  M5.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            730 PM 2 INCHES. 1110 PM 5 INCHES.

1110 PM     SNOW             6 SSE SPENARD           61.11N 149.86W
03/14/2014  M10.0 INCH                          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            830 PM 4 INCHES. 1015 PM 10 INCHES.

1110 PM     SNOW             4 E ANCHORAGE           61.21N 149.74W
03/14/2014  M8.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            STILL SNOWING.

&&

KUTZ
Local storm report, Mar 15, 12:37 AM AKDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1237 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 PM     SNOW             1 NNE RABBIT CREEK      61.09N 149.82W
03/14/2014  M15.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES. DEARMOUN/MAINSAIL.

1135 PM     SNOW             1 NNW RABBIT CREEK      61.09N 149.83W
03/14/2014  M12.5 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

1135 PM     SNOW             4 E ANCHORAGE           61.21N 149.77W
03/14/2014  M6.8 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

1156 PM     SNOW             2 ESE ANCHORAGE         61.20N 149.83W
03/14/2014  M12.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 INCHES FROM 6PM TO 12 MIDNIGHT. STEAD SNOW. WINDS
            CALM.

1156 PM     SNOW             6 SSW ANCHORAGE         61.14N 149.92W
03/14/2014  M10.0 INCH                          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LETTING UP.

&&

KUTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 6:49 PM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC10 hr
Mar 14, 9:30 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC7 hr
Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 15, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 15, 4:49 AM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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Sources

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