Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 233, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2015, 3:57 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 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 7, 2015, 3:57 AM AKST (12:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2015, 3:42 AM AKDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
162 FZAK51 PAFC 071257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 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. PKZ197-080215- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SAT THEN MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ119-080215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-080215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-080215- RESURRECTION BAY- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-080215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-080215- PORT VALDEZ- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-080215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-080215- VALDEZ ARM- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080215- PASSAGE CANAL- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-080215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-080215- CHINIAK BAY- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-080215- MARMOT BAY- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-080215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-080215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-080215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080215- KACHEMAK BAY- 357 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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466 FZAK51 PAFC 072348 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 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. PKZ197-081230- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-081230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO W 35 KT. ALONG THE COAST...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-081230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-081230- RESURRECTION BAY- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-081230- PORT VALDEZ- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-081230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-081230- VALDEZ ARM- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081230- PASSAGE CANAL- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-081230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-081230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-081230- CHINIAK BAY- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-081230- MARMOT BAY- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-081230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-081230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-081230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081230- KACHEMAK BAY- 248 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
875 FZAK51 PAFC 081142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 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. PKZ197-090015- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR CORDOVA SUN MORNING AND MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA MON MORNING AT 1007 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE MORNING AT 1013 MB. $$ PKZ119-090015- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-090015- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-090015- RESURRECTION BAY- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090015- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-090015- PORT VALDEZ- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-090015- VALDEZ NARROWS- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090015- VALDEZ ARM- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090015- PASSAGE CANAL- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090015- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-090015- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-090015- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-090015- CHINIAK BAY- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-090015- MARMOT BAY- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-090015- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-090015- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090015- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090015- KACHEMAK BAY- 342 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 6, 3:46 PM AKST, 12 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 3:46 PM AKST, 12 hours 11 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
346 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS PROGRESSIVE WITH A 150KT UPPER LEVEL JET
EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO MAINLAND ALASKA. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH AND WEAKENING SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING
SEA ARE RIDING THE JET NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD NORTHWEST ALASKA. MORE
IMPORTANTLY FOR WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...A FRONTAL
SYSTEM IS PUSHING ONSHORE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST. THERE IS GOOD
SUPPORT FOR AREAS OF INTENSE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH
GOOD UPPER LEVEL JET DYNAMICS...DEEP MOISTURE TRANSPORT...AND A
STRONG LOW LEVEL JET (WHICH WILL ENHANCE PRECIP IN UPSLOPE AREAS).
THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE CAUSING TEMPERATURES ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COAST TO RISE TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING...WITH A CHANGE
IN PRECIP TYPE TO RAIN IN SOME AREAS. THIS GENERAL TREND FOR
COASTAL AREAS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS THE SYSTEM HEADS
EASTWARD TO SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT...MEANING THE HIGHEST SNOW
ACCUMULATION WILL BE INLAND AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
LARGE SCALE COLD AIR ADVECTION IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL BERING SEA BEHIND THE FRONTAL SYSTEM. OF NOTE IS A
SECONDARY SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH EVEN
COLDER AIR BEHIND IT. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CLOUD STREETS
SETTING UP OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA (INDICATIVE OF THE STRONG
OFFSHORE WINDS AND SNOW SHOWER DEVELOPMENT AS COLDER AIR MOVES
OVER THE RELATIVELY WARMER WATER).
CONDITIONS ARE RELATIVELY CALM OVER SOUTHCENTRAL OUT AHEAD OF THE
MAIN STORM SYSTEM. A WEAKER UPPER TROUGH WHICH MOVED THROUGH LAST
NIGHT HAS NOW EXITED TO THE YUKON LEAVING BEHIND SOME LINGERING
SHOWERS...MAINLY ALONG WINDWARD SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN EXCELLENT OVERALL AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THE FORECAST CHALLENGE CONTINUES TO BE PRECIPITATION TYPE
ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST. THE GFS HAS BEEN BY FAR THE WARMEST
SOLUTION...BUT THAT IS FAIRLY NORMAL AND IT HAS A WELL RECOGNIZED
WARM BIAS. THE OTHER SOLUTIONS HAVE TRENDED WARMER WITH LOW LEVEL
THICKNESSES. THIS IS REFLECTED IN MOS GUIDANCE WHICH HAS TRENDED
HIGHER WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS AND LOWER WITH
PROBABILITY OF SNOW FOR SOME KEY COASTAL LOCATIONS. THIS INCLUDES
DILLINGHAM...KENAI...ANCHORAGE...AND VALDEZ. STILL THINK PRECIP
WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH IN ANCHORAGE TO DRAG SNOW LEVEL DOWN TO SEA
LEVEL OVERNIGHT...BUT IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO ACCUMULATE MUCH SNOW.
IN GENERAL HAVE TRENDED TOWARD MORE RAIN AND LESS SNOW FOR COASTAL
LOCATIONS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS MUCH HIGHER FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATION AS YOU HEAD INLAND AS WELL AS TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS
(INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE).
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT ADVERTISED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AS A SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING HAS A FRONT ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND. THIS FRONT
MAKES IT TO THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE AND SUSITNA VALLEY THIS
EVENING. HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUSITNA WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS AS A 40 TO 50 KT JET ACCELERATES FROM
THE COOK INLET NORTH. BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE
VISIBILITIES LATE TONIGHT FOR THIS AREA AND ALSO ACROSS THE
NORTHERN COPPER RIVER WITH ANOTHER SPEED MAX DUE THE TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHWEST AND HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE EAST. PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT BRIEFLY AS RAIN
ACROSS AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AS TEMPERATURES HOVER IN THE MID
30S...HOWEVER THE COLUMN IS EXPECTED TO COOL QUICKLY CHANGING
PRECIPITATION OVER TO SNOW. THE ONLY AREAS EXPECTED TO SEE A
CONTINUED MIX OF PRECIPITATION ARE ALONG THE GULF...INCLUDING THE
KENAI WITH ALL RAIN ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND.
WITH THE PASSING OF THE FRONT ON SATURDAY...WESTERLY WINDS
INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY BY
SATURDAY NIGHT. A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR MASS FILTERS INTO THE
AREA FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN PUSHING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA
TODAY WILL CONTINUE EAST TONIGHT WITH SNOW AND AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW THE MAIN IMPACTS NORTH OF THE NORTHERN SHORE OF
BRISTOL BAY. TO THE SOUTH WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP
PRECIPITATION MIXED OR ALL RAIN. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE
WEST COAST WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND MORE WESTERLY
SATURDAY MORNING BUT WILL KEEP BLOWING WELL INLAND ACROSS THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS WILL ARRIVE ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH SWINGS INLAND. THIS COLD UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL KEEP
NUMEROUS TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS GOING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY
SATURDAY THEN GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER UPPER
LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL SWING THROUGH ON SUNDAY BRINGING MORE COLD
AIR ALOFT AND ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW SHOWERS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING WILL SWING
EAST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BRINGING STRONG WESTERLY FLOW AND A MUCH
COOLER AIR MASS TO THE BERING. FURTHER TO THE SOUTH ALONG THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS SURFACE WINDS
WILL SHIFT NORTHWESTERLY ON SATURDAY AS THE COLD AIR APPROACHES
WITH COLD OUTFLOW GUSTS DEVELOPING THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. ON
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH THE WEST AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 4 THROUGH 7)...
SKIES OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR BY LATE THIS
WEEKEND AS OFFSHORE FLOW TAKES OVER. OUTFLOW WINDS ALSO DEVELOP
THROUGHOUT THE NORTH GULF COAST ON SUNDAY EVENING AS A WEAK LOW
WILL DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THESE WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS THE LOW MOVES INTO
THE EASTERN GULF...LEAVING A TIGHT AND PERSISTENT PRESSURE
GRADIENT IN ITS WAKE.
OVER THE BERING...A NORTH PACIFIC LOW ENTERING THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS...BUT RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL PREVENT IT
FROM TRACKING ANY FURTHER TO THE EAST. IMPACTS FROM THIS LOW
CONTINUE TO BE EXPECTED PRIMARILY OVER THE ALEUTIANS...WITH
RAIN/SNOW AND GALE FORCE WINDS. THIS SYSTEM WILL EVENTUALLY
RETREAT BACK TO THE NORTH PACIFIC ON TUESDAY AND BECOME ABSORBED
IN A COMPLEX LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE GULF LATE NEXT
WEEK. THIS COMPLEX LOW REMAINS A CHALLENGE IN THE LONG TERM
FORECAST AS THE MODELS ALL CONTINUE TO PAINT A SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT PICTURE FOR MOST OF THE STATE. THE GFS HAS CONSISTENTLY
BEEN MUCH DEEPER AND FURTHER WEST WITH THIS SYSTEM BY BRINGING A
WARM...DEEP...AND MOIST LOW TOWARDS THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE EC ON
THE OTHER HAND REMAINS NOTABLY WEAKER AND FURTHER EAST...BRING A
MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION AND WARM AIR TO THE PANHANDLE WITH
RIDGING OVER THE SOUTH MAINLAND. THE LONG TERM FORECAST CONTINUES
TO USE WPC GUIDANCE HEAVILY DURING THIS PERIOD WHICH IS MORE
SIMILAR TO THE EC SOLUTION...AND KEEPS BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND LOW CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE SOUTH MAINLAND THROUGH
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING 145.
SNOW ADVISORIES 101 111 141 152 155 161.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 120 130 131 139 179 180 181 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SB
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR
LONG TERM...DEKIn the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 7, 12:13 AM AKST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1213 AM AKST SAT MAR 07 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM SNOW CANTWELL 63.37N 148.92W
03/07/2015 E5.0 INCH AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
4 TO 5 INCHES OF ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION
REPORTED BY STATE TROOPERS NEAR CANTWELL. STILL SNOWING
AS OF MIDNIGHT.
&&
RDUELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:09 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 6, 3:09 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Mar 6, 3:21 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:57 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 7, 2:47 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 7, 2:48 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 7, 2:48 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 2:48 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 7, 2:48 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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