Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 200, NWS Anchorage, AK
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:28 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 3:29 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:29 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 5, 3:58 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:02 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:02 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Mar 6, 3:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 6, 3:20 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 17 days | |
| Mar 6, 2:56 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 6, 2:56 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.