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Storm Warning 72, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 12, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 12, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

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

The text

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

418 
FZAK51 PAFC 121152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACKS TO THE
NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT. A 969 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT
WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 170 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 971 MB THU
EVENING THEN MOVES TO 60 NM NORTH OF BARREN ISLANDS AT 980 MB FRI
MORNING. THIS LOW MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES FRI EVENING.
$$

PKZ119-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-130300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-130300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-130300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT EARLY THIS
MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO E 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING
SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-130300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-130300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT EARLY THIS
MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-130300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM
1 follow-up statement
761 
FZAK51 PAFC 122259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON AT 975 MB THEN TO 70 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD
LATE FRI MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR ANCHORAGE FRI AFTERNOON
AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB. 
$$

PKZ119-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING
TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN
THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-131500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ127-131500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-131500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT
INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-131500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN THEN SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-131500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN THEN SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-131500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 12 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Mar 11, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT TUE MAR 11 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION IS LOCATED JUST WEST OF MAINLAND ALASKA.
THE CENTRAL UPPER LOW IN THIS TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA. THERE IS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH PUSHING THROUGH NORTHWARD
THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...AND ANOTHER OVER JUST SOUTHWEST OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THERE IS A LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
MOVING EAST...PUSHED ALONG BY A NEARLY ZONAL JET STREAM ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 36 HOURS
(WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON) WITH JUST SOME MINOR DISAGREEMENTS ON
LOCATION/STRENGTH OF LOW THAT WILL BE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA
LATER WEDNESDAY. DIVERGENCES THEN BECOME LARGER THROUGH THE REST OF
THE FORECAST (TO 84 HOURS OR FRIDAY AFTERNOON). CONFIDENCE IN THE
OVER-ALL PATTERN IS GOOD...OFFSET BY THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE SMALLER
DETAILS GIVES A FORECAST CONFIDENCE OF NEAR NORMAL.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE AREA WILL
SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT.THE SHORT-WAVE OFF THE SOUTHWEST COAST
WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN THROUGH THE
AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WITH RAIN/SNOW CHANGING TO MOSTLY SNOW BY MORNING WITH
COLD AIR FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW. TOTAL
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT FOR MOST AREAS AS THE
MOISTURE IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED.

THE MAIN FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT LOW...CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS...WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING A SLUG OF DECENT PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL
AREAS...WITH MORE LIMITED PRECIPITATION INLAND DUE MAINLY TO
DOWNSLOPE FACTORS. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...POSSIBLY APPROACHING WARNING LEVELS. THIS SYSTEM
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.

FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...DECENT CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BEHIND THE SOUTHWEST COAST
SHORT-WAVE AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. FRONTAL PRECIPITATION WILL
MOVE INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
SPREAD NORTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL MERGE WITH
THE NORTHERN BERING UPPER LOW...WHICH WILL SLOWLY SLIDE SOUTHEAST
THROUGH FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...GOOD CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION AND
FAIRLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 119 155.
         GALE WARNING 120 125 130 131 132 138 150 160 165 170 172
                        176 177 178 180.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG MAR 14

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 11, 4:09 PM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Mar 11, 4:34 PM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr
Mar 11, 4:34 PM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC44 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 12, 4:40 AM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC25 hr
Mar 12, 4:47 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC27 hr
Mar 12, 11:20 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 hr

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Sources

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