Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 309, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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 16, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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404 FZAK51 PAFC 171155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM SOUTH OF HOMER LATE TONIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1012 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ119-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-180300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-180300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...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...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-180300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-180300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-180300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-180300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 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...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
556 FZAK51 PAFC 172306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 150 NM W OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1007 MB TUE MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH WED. A 1010 MB LOW FORMING 420 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO AROUND 40 NM SW OF SITKA AT 999 MB TUE MORNING AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. N GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-181500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-181500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-181500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-181500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-181500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-181500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-181500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
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 16, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE BERING SEA...WITH
BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW AT THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS CONTINUING TO GUIDE
STORMS ORIGINATING FROM THE BERING SEA INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE ON THE MORNING WEATHER MAP IS A STRETCHED
OUT FROM THE GULF ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BACK TO A PARENT LOW
OVER THE WESTERN BERING. THIS FRONT IS BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND
SNOW/BLOWING SNOW TO THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGIONS
TODAY. KODIAK ISLAND IS ALSO SEEING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW...BUT
ENOUGH WARM AIR HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED NORTHWARD TO LEAD TO ONLY
LOCALIZED AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. FURTHER EAST...LINGERING
LOW CLOUDS AND FLURRIES AROUND ANCHORAGE HAVE SPOILED AN OTHERWISE
SUNNY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL. CLOUDS ARE NOW
THICKENING UP AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT WITH SNOW ALREADY
FALLING OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT...BUT SEEM TO BE A TAD
SLOW ON FRONTAL PROGRESS INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS MORNING. MODELS
ALSO ARE CONTINUING TO STRUGGLE WITH TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPMENT
NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. THE ECWMF AND GEM ARE TRYING TO
BRING A WEAK CIRCULATION UP COOK INLET TONIGHT...WHILE THE NAM IS
TRYING TO SLIDE MOST OF THE LOW-LEVEL ENERGY OFF TO THE EAST AND
TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. IT IS INCREASINGLY LIKELY THAT THERE
WILL BE A WEAK CIRCULATION THAT FOLLOWS EACH PATH...AND WILL TREND
THAT DIRECTION WITH THE FORECAST. THE LARGEST IMPACTS FROM THIS
DISCREPANCY WILL BE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH THE WESTERN TRACK UP COOK INLET MORE FAVORABLE FOR SNOW
AROUND ANCHORAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE BIG STORY IS THE FRONT MOVING UP THROUGH DEEP
LAYER SOUTHWEST FLOW. KODIAK ISLAND IS IN THE MIDST OF FRONTAL
PASSAGE AT THIS TIME....WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION ABOUT TO MOVE
OFF TO THE NORTH. THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA WILL GET THE BULK OF
PRECIPITATION FROM THE FRONT OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BUT THE BIG
QUESTION IS HOW MUCH DOWNSLOPING WILL OCCUR FROM KENAI UP TO
ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. DIFLUENT AND STRONG SOUTH OR
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT FAVORS A SCENARIO WHERE LIGHT SNOW DOES MAKE IT
OVER TO THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS...THUS WILL MODIFY FORECAST TO
REFLECT INCREASING CHANCES OF ONGOING LIGHT SNOWFALL AS THE FRONT
PUSHES NORTHWARD TONIGHT. A BETTER CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR
ANCHORAGE COMES TOMORROW AS AN EMBEDDED UPPER TROUGH MOVES UP COOK
INLET AND PROVIDES SOME ADDITIONAL ATMOSPHERIC LIFT.
ELSEWHERE...THOMPSON PASS IS LIKELY TO SEE SOME BLOWING SNOW AS THE
FRONT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TOMORROW MORNING...BUT NOT
THINKING WILL REACH WARNING OR ADVISORY LEVELS AT THIS TIME BASED ON
RAPID FRONTAL WEAKENING AND ONLY MODEST UPPER MOMENTUM TO PUSH THE
FRONT INTO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.
SOUTHWEST...AN IMPROVING TREND WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD INLAND THIS
EVENING AS STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS BECOMING WEAKER AND SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. HOWEVER DO NOT EXPECT SIGNIFICANT
CLEARING OR DRYING EVEN BEHIND THE FRONT...AS CYCLONIC ONSHORE FLOW
AT ALL LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WITH
GUSTY WINDS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THESE SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT MONDAY EVENING OVER BRISTOL BAY AS
THE ORIGINAL LOW FROM THE WESTERN BERING AND ASSOCIATED UPPER TROUGH
MOVE THROUGH THE ONSHORE FLOW AND IMPACT THE COAST.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE ORIGINAL LOW CENTER IN THE WESTERN BERING IS IN THE PROCESS OF
YIELDING ENERGY TO A DEVELOP CENTER NORTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS. STRONG WINDS IN THE BASE OF THIS ORIGINAL CIRCULATION
CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG WINDS IN A NARROWLY FOCUSED BAND TO THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHICH WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
ELSEWHERE...COLD AIR ADVECTION AND INSTABILITY SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE ALEUTIAN REGION THROUGH TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION DURING THE
COURSE OF THE COMING WEEK...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING AND INTERIOR ALASKA. THIS WILL SHUNT THE STORM TRACK
TO THE SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA...KEEPING MOST OF THE ACTIVE
WEATHER IN THE ALASKAN DOMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA. TEMPERATURES WILL
MODERATE BACK TOWARD NORMAL FOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND WITH AN INCREASE
IN SUNSHINE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 155 161
MARINE...GALE 119 120 125 129 155 165 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 178
HVY FREEZING SPRAY 139 140 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD MAR 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:06 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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