Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 282, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 24, 2015, 3:14 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2015, 3:14 PM AKDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2015, 3:10 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
545 FZAK52 PAFC 242314 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-251200- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT AT 978 MB THEN TO 100 NM NORTH OF CHIGNIK THU AFTERNOON AT 984 MB. $$ PKZ150-251200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-251200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-251200- BRISTOL BAY- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-251200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-251200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-251200- UNALASKA BAY- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-251200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-251200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-251200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-251200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-251200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-251200- ADAK TO KISKA- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-251200- KISKA TO ATTU- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-251200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-251200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ181-251200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-251200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 314 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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941 FZAK52 PAFC 251143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-260030- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. A 969 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY WED EVENING. A SECONDARY 980 MB LOW WILL FORM 95 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT LATE WED NIGHT AND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-260030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-260030- BRISTOL BAY- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-260030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-260030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-260030- UNALASKA BAY- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-260030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-260030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-260030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-260030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-260030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-260030- ADAK TO KISKA- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-260030- KISKA TO ATTU- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-260030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-260030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ181-260030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-260030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 343 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$
926 FZAK52 PAFC 252310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-261145- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A COMPLEX 975 MB LOW WITH MULTIPLE CENTERS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261145- BRISTOL BAY- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-261145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-261145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261145- UNALASKA BAY- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-261145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-261145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-261145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-261145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-261145- ADAK TO KISKA- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-261145- KISKA TO ATTU- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-261145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-261145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ181-261145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ185-261145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 310 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$
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 24, 5:28 AM AKDT, 9 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 5:28 AM AKDT, 9 hours 46 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
528 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL IS SLOWLY MOVING EAST. THE RIDGING
HAS KEPT THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY OUT WEST WHICH HAS RESULTED
IN CLEAR SKIES AROUND THE SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST. THE MAIN
UPPER LOW SITS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND IS RELATIVELY
STATIONARY KEEPING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND. ANOTHER LOW IS MOVING TOWARDS THE AREA FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND IS HEADING TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM ONCE AGAIN. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS THUS ABOVE NORMAL TODAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT)...
A TRANSITION IN THE PATTERN WILL BEGIN TODAY AS A
DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TRACKS NORTHWARD
TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND HELPING TO PUSH THE UPPER RIDGE SITTING OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THERE WILL BE ONE MORE DAY
OF WARM AND SUNNY CONDITIONS BEFORE CLOUDS BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE
REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED WITH THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WILL NOT DEEPEN ALL THAT MUCH FROM
ITS CURRENT PRESSURE BUT IT WILL BE MOVING INTO AN AREA OF
RELATIVELY HIGH PRESSURE. IN ADDITION...UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE
IMPRESSIVE WITH A STRONG JET STREAK AND POTENT UPPER LEVEL WAVE
EJECTING OUT OF THE TROUGH AND ACROSS THE GULF. THUS...HAVE
TRENDED STRONGER WITH THE WINDS AND HIGHER WITH THE QPF ACROSS
THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
AS IS TYPICAL WITH A SYSTEM LIKE THIS...THE BRUNT OF THE STORM
WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL REGION AND KODIAK ISLAND. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT THREAT INLAND IS FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS
THREAT. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP. THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
DROP PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF CLOUDS. IN ANY CASE...WITH NO SNOW
ON THE GROUND RELATIVELY WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE
THE FIRE DANGER.
STRONG CROSS BARRIER FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE KENAI AND
CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL PRODUCE SOME DOWNSLOPING DRYING.
HOWEVER...THIS LOOKS LIKE A GOOD CASE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF
SLOP-OVER PRECIP WITH THE CORE OF WINDS WELL ABOVE MOUNTAIN
TOP...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE MOVING THROUGH...AND
DESTABILIZATION OF THE ABOVE MOUNTAIN LAYER AS THE WAVE MOVES
THROUGH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP INLAND AND IN THE LEE OF THE
MOUNTAINS IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE LOW LEVEL
WINDS AND WARM ADVECTION AS THE SURFACE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE
MEANS THE PREDOMINANT PRECIP-TYPE WILL BE RAIN.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TODAY AND WEDNESDAY)...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE MAINLAND WILL SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO
CLOUD COVER AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE PACIFIC.
PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN SCANT AND MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND BRISTOL BAY COAST. EAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND GET GUSTY IN THE
AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SPREAD
INTO BRISTOL BAY BRINGING RAIN FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA NORTHWARD
INTO INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY WHILE AREAS IN THE LEE OF THE ALEUTIAN
RANGE SHOULD REMAINED DRIER IN DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TODAY AND WEDNESDAY)...
MOST OF THE BERING WILL REMAIN UNDER CYCLONIC FLOW OF THE
PERSISTENT UPPER LOW FOR THE PAST WEEK. THIS WILL BRING SNOW
SHOWERS FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WESTWARD WHILE THE EASTERN
ALEUTAINS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SEE RAIN SHOWERS AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON
WEDNESDAY BRINGING SNOW...RAIN...AND THE POSSIBILITY FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...
AS THE FRONT DISSIPATES OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST AND ITS
ASSOCIATED LOW APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND ON THURSDAY...GUSTY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...THROUGH
TURNAGAIN ARM AND INTO THE ANCHORAGE AREA. THESE WINDS WILL THEN
BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES
INLAND AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO DROP. DEEP SOUTHERLY
FLOW OVER THE GULF WILL ALSO BRING CONTINUED RAIN THROUGHOUT THE
GULF COAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH CHANCES OF RAIN
INCREASING FOR INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL STARING THURSDAY EVENING AS
DOWNSLOPING CONDITIONS DETERIORATE.
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS ON TAP FROM THIS WEEKEND THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE REMAINS DOMINANT THROUGH THE
EXTENDED FORECAST. ANOTHER GULF LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
GULF LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...AND THEN STALL OUT AS IT WEAKENS
OVER THE GULF ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING CONTINUED STORMY WEATHER
TO THE GULF COAST...WITH PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
EASTERN BERING REGION.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 195.
MARINE...STORM 130 131 138
GALE 119 132 136 137 139 150 160.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179
FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 111.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ML
LONG TERM...DEK/KHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 10:53 PM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:27 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:38 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:55 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 10:57 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:06 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:45 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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