Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015

Gale Warning 200, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 6, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 6, 2015, 2:55 PM AKST. It was in force for 71 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2015, 2:55 PM AKST (23:55 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2015, 2:56 PM AKDT
In force
71 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

896 
FZAK61 PAFC 062355
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
255 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2015

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-071515-
255 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AS
IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-071515-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
255 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.

$$

PKZ352-071515-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
255 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2015

.TONIGHT...S WIND UP TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$
6 follow-up statements
970 
FZAK61 PAFC 071256
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
356 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-080215-
356 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SAT THEN MOVE
THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ351-080215-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
356 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.

$$

PKZ352-080215-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
356 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.

$$
248 
FZAK61 PAFC 072347
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
247 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-081430-
247 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A
1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 60N 142W MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-081430-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
247 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.

$$

PKZ352-081430-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
247 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$
665 
FZAK61 PAFC 081142
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-090215-
342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 60N 146W SUN MORNING AND MOVE TO
59N 144W MON MORNING AT 1007 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 58N 139W TUE
MORNING AT 1013 MB.

$$

PKZ351-090215-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.
.THU...W WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$

PKZ352-090215-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT.

$$
225 
FZAK61 PAFC 082334
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
334 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-091330-
334 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DEVELOP A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 60N 145W
MON MORNING. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE EAST INTO THE PANHANDLE BY
MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-091330-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
334 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT.

$$

PKZ352-091330-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
334 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.

$$
048 
FZAK61 PAFC 091200
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-100115-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 61N 147W MON MORNING. THE LOW WILL
QUICKLY MOVE TO 59N 140W AT 1012 MB BY TUE MORNING BEFORE
DISSIPATING BY WED MORNING OVER THE PANHANDLE.

$$

PKZ351-100115-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ352-100115-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

$$
726 
FZAK61 PAFC 092256
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
256 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

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.

PKZ399-101345-
256 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 1011 MB LOW NEAR 60N 143W WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER
THE PANHANDLE TUE. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE
TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-101345-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W-
256 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.

$$

PKZ352-101345-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W-
256 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 6, 5:25 AM AKST, 9 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 5:25 AM AKST, 9 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
525 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A LARGE PROGRESSIVE ZONAL FLOW RESIDES OVER OUR CORNER OF THE
HEMISPHERE THIS MORNING...EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN BERING TO THE
CANADIAN ROCKIES. A RAPIDLY MOVING UPPER TROUGH HAS REACHED THE
ALCAN. A LARGE UPPER LOW IS OVER SIBERIA AND...IN CONJUNCTION WITH
A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO THE AKPEN...IS
RESULTING IN A 160 KT JET OVER THE WESTERN BERING. AT THE
SURFACE...REMNANTS OF A WEAK FRONT ARE MOVING ACROSS THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN INTO CANADA. WEAK RIDGING IS OVER SW AK WITH SOME
AREAS OF FOG. THE NEXT FRONT...ASSOCIATED WITH THE 160 KT JET...IS
RAPIDLY MOVING ONSHORE OVER WESTERN AK AND THE AKPEN WITH SOME
SNOW OVER THE MAINLAND...AS WELL AS DRAGGING ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE ALEUTIANS WITH RAIN.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

POSITIONALLY THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT INTO SUN. THE
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN AK TODAY AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL
TONIGHT BEFORE EXITING THE STATE LATER ON SAT. COLDER AIR WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT INTO WESTERN AK TONIGHT AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ON
SAT. THE MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE SUBTLE AND RELATE TO TEMPERATURE
PROFILES IN THE ATMOSPHERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT NOW ENTERING
AK. SOME ARE RUNNING COLD AND AND ARE INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT
SNOW EVENT FOR THE MAINLAND ZONES...WHILE OTHERS ARE A BIT WARMER
WITH SNOW BEING MORE LIMITED IN COVERAGE. MORNING TEMPERATURE
PROFILES ARE LEANING TOWARD THE SLIGHTLY WARMER SOLUTION AND THE
FORECASTS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO THE WARMER GFS SOLUTION.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM WILL
PROMOTE SOME FOG DEVELOPMENT EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE SOME
PARTIAL CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. LATE THIS EVENING ATTENTION
TURNS TO AN APPROACHING JET AND DISTURBANCE FROM THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND. THE FRONT WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION FROM THE COOK INLET
REGION NORTHWARD TO THE ALASKA RANGE WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE...HOWEVER WITH THIS SYSTEM LIKE THE
PREVIOUS...PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE A BIG QUESTION. THE BEST
CHANCES TO FOR PREDOMINANT SNOW WILL BE IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
SOUTHEASTERLY WIND COMING THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND KNIK ARM WILL
BRING NEAR SURFACE TEMPERATURE INTO THE MID 30S INCREASING THE
POTENTIAL FOR RAIN AS THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE...THOUGH
PRECIPITATION INTENSITY COULD DRAG DOWN COLDER AIR AND MIX WITH OR
CHANGE TO SNOW AT TIMES. ALONG THE HILLSIDE PRECIPITATION SHOULD
REMAIN ALL SNOW WHERE THE BEST CHANCES EXIST FOR DECENT
ACCUMULATIONS. COLD ADVECTION WILL KICK IN SATURDAY MORNING AND
CHANGE THE TYPE BACK TO SNOW FOR MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE TAPERING
OFF IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
AROUND COOK INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING AS THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES THROUGH BEGINNING A
COLDER PATTERN.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AREAS OF FOG WILL BE A CONCERN AGAIN TONIGHT UNDER THE FLAT RIDGE
SLIDING QUICKLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AHEAD OF THE INCOMING
FRONTAL SYSTEM. WITH RATHER STRONG WESTERLY 500 MB AND SSW 850 MB
JET SUPPORT ALL LOOKS GOOD FOR SOME RATHER SIGNIFICANT QPF AMOUNTS
AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHES INLAND FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

BLOWING SNOW WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
AS STRONG SOUTH THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD MAKE IT A WAYS
INLAND...HOWEVER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE A BIT MORE MODEST WITH
THE FAST MOVING NATURE OF THE SYSTEM. FOR THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY AND NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY AREAS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE
HIGHER ESPECIALLY IN AREAS UPSLOPE AREAS FAVORED BY THE SSW LOWER
LEVEL WINDS. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN IN THE NORTHERN
INLAND PORTIONS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE WHERE S TO SW WINDS WILL
FUNNEL AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOLER. FROM DILLINGHAM SOUTH
PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN WITH A COUPLE INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW BUT
SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY EVENING OR ALL
RAIN FURTHER SOUTH.

A MUCH COOLER AND SHOWERY AIR MASS WILL BEGIN PUSHING INTO THE
AREA ON SATURDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A RATHER STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO
EAST BRINGING WIDESPREAD GALES TO THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING AS
WELL AS AN AREA OF STORMS TO WEST AND CENTRAL BERING OFFSHORE
WATERS. A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PUSH OVER THE BERING FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 4 THROUGH 7)...
THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE THAT IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND ON SATURDAY WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO AREAS EAST OF
ANCHORAGE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL STILL REMAIN IN THE
AREA INTO SUNDAY EVENING AS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SLOWLY
MOVES THROUGH THE MAINLAND.

ON MONDAY...THERE REMAINS VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT COLD AIR WILL
SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WITH CLEARING SKIES THAT
WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. PRECIPITATION
IN THIS PATTERN WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO THE GULF COAST AS A
SERIES OF WEAK LOWS MOVE THROUGH THE GULF...WHICH WILL ALSO HELP
CREATE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. OVER THE ALEUTIANS...THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE
THAT A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON
SUNDAY EVENING...AND SLOWLY TRACK EASTWARD BEFORE RETREATING BACK
TO THE NORTH PACIFIC ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION AND WIND FROM THIS SYSTEM CONFINED TO THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS...WITH SHOWERS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE BERING SEA AND
AKPEN.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING 145.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 101 111 141 152 155 161
MARINE...GALE 145 176 179 181.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MTL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 3:28 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Mar 5, 3:29 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC59 hr
Mar 5, 3:29 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC9 days
Mar 5, 3:58 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 5, 4:02 PM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAFC49 hr
Mar 5, 4:02 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC49 hr
Mar 6, 3:20 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Mar 6, 3:20 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC17 days
Mar 6, 2:56 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC71 hr
Mar 6, 2:56 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2015Every gale warning in 2015

Sources

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