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Gale Warning 289, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 27, 2015, 3:41 AM 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 27, 2015, 3:41 AM AKDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2015, 3:23 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210 FZAK52 PAFC 271141 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 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. PKZ199-280030- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT ATTACHED TO A KAMCHATKA LOW WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-280030- BRISTOL BAY- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-280030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-280030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280030- UNALASKA BAY- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-280030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-280030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-280030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-280030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-280030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ177-280030- ADAK TO KISKA- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ178-280030- KISKA TO ATTU- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-280030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT PAUL NORTH. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT PAUL NORTH. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT PAUL NORTH IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-280030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ181-280030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ185-280030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 341 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$
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085 FZAK52 PAFC 272321 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 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. PKZ199-281215- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 971 MB LOW 410 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 987 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY SUN MORNING. A WEAK FRONT FROM A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-281215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-281215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT IN THE EVENING BUILDING TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-281215- BRISTOL BAY- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-281215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-281215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-281215- UNALASKA BAY- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-281215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-281215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-281215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-281215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-281215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-281215- ADAK TO KISKA- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-281215- KISKA TO ATTU- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-281215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF ST PAUL IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-281215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-281215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-281215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 321 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. FREEZING SPRAY SW OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
483 FZAK52 PAFC 280606 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 UPDATED 174 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. PKZ199-281915- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 971 MB LOW 410 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 987 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY SUN MORNING. A WEAK FRONT FROM A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-281915- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-281915- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT IN THE EVENING BUILDING TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-281915- BRISTOL BAY- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-281915- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-281915- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-281915- UNALASKA BAY- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-281915- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-281915- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-281915- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-281915- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-281915- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-281915- ADAK TO KISKA- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-281915- KISKA TO ATTU- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-281915- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF ST PAUL IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-281915- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-281915- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-281915- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 1006 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. FREEZING SPRAY SW OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
197 FZAK52 PAFC 281123 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 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. PKZ199-290030- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB SUN NIGHT 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A KAMCHATKA LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-290030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-290030- BRISTOL BAY- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-290030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-290030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-290030- UNALASKA BAY- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-290030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-290030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-290030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-290030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-290030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-290030- ADAK TO KISKA- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-290030- KISKA TO ATTU- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-290030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-290030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-290030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-290030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 323 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
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 26, 4:34 PM AKDT, 11 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 4:34 PM AKDT, 11 hours 7 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
434 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LOOK AT THE MORNING WEATHER MAP CONTINUES TO SHOW A BROAD
LONGWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC...WITH APPROXIMATE TROUGH
AXIS THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE STORM THAT HAD MOVED UP
TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND YESTERDAY HAS NOW WEAKENED...AND SENSIBLE
WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION IS NOW DICTATED PRIMARILY BY THE
NUMEROUS EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE FEATURES MOVING AROUND A MEAN LOW
POSITION SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. CROSS-BARRIER FLOW ACROSS
THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS CONTINUES TO KEEP THE COOK INLET
POPULATION CENTERS ALMOST ENTIRELY DRY. MEANWHILE...BETWEEN ONE-
HALF AND ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA...WITH PORTAGE AREA REPORTING CLOSER TO 2 INCHES IN THE
LAST 24 HOURS. AN AREA OF PRESSURE RISES (ISALLOBARIC MAXIMUM)
BEHIND YESTERDAYS STORM IS MOVING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD LOWER COOK
INLET. THIS FEATURE IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN THE DOWN-INLET PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND WILL EVENTUALLY REVERSE THIS GRADIENT RESULTING IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND COOK INLET BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WEAKENING CROSS-BARRIER FLOW IS
ALLOWING SOME OF THE EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE
SUCCESS BRINGING PRECIP ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND. PORTIONS OF
BRISTOL BAY AS WELL AS THE DELTA RECEIVED A BRIEF PERIOD OF
RAIN/SNOW EARLIER FROM ONE OF THESE SHORTWAVES. THIS
SHOWERY/INTERMITTENT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION PATTERN IS CONTINUING
THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD PERSIST OVERNIGHT.
OUT WEST...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CHARGE ACROSS THE WESTERN
BERING/ALEUTIANS. A STATIONARY AND WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER
THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO BRING STEADY RAIN WEST
OF COLD BAY AND EAST OF ATKA...INCLUDING DUTCH HARBOR...HOWEVER
EARLY AFTERNOON SATELLITE IMAGERY IS BEGINNING TO SHOW WARMING
CLOUD TOPS AS THIS FEATURE BEGINS TO DIMINISH.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT...BUT BEYOND A DAY OR
TWO REALLY START TO STRUGGLE WITH THE DETAILS OF THE PATTERN. THIS
IS NOT A HUGE SURPRISE AS THE MODELS PERFORM MUCH BETTER WHEN
THERE ARE COHERENT AND STRONG SYNOPTIC FEATURES...AS OPPOSED TO
WEAK EMBEDDED WAVES MOVING IN FROM THE DATA-SPARSE OCEAN REGIONS.
IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE FORECAST...THE LARGEST CONCERN IS
WHERE AND HOW STRONG A SURFACE LOW MOVING UP INTO THE GULF ON
SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE. AS IS OFTEN THE CASE..THE ECMWF HAS BEEN
THE MOST CONSISTENT...AND IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE POSITION OF THE
GEM-REGIONAL THIS MORNING. THE AFTERNOON FORECAST WILL REFLECT A
BLEND OF THESE TWO. THE NAM AND ESPECIALLY THE GFS HAVE BEEN QUITE
INCONSISTENT...JUMPING HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM RUN-TO-RUN AS THE
MODELS STRUGGLE TO RESOLVE WHERE THE UPPER WAVES WILL BE LET ALONE
WHEN AND WHERE THE ATTENDANT SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP. THE MAIN
IMPACT OF THE LOW TRACK WILL BE THE STRENGTH OF A BARRIER JET
ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA EXTENDING DOWN INTO SHELIKOF
STRAIT...AND AT THIS TIME WILL CONTINUE WITH A FORECAST OF GALE-
FORCE STRENGTH BASED ON THE ECMWF LOW POSITION.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. IT WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY SHORT BURSTS OF WIND DURING THE EVENING...AND WINDS
WILL THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE MOIST FLOW
FROM THE SOUTH WILL KEEP SHOWERS IN THE REGION THROUGH FRI...WITH
RAIN MIXING WITH SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NORTH OF THE
CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND FRI NIGHT. UP TO AN INCH OF
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS TONIGHT AND FRI
NIGHT..AND TURNAGAIN PASS TONIGHT.
THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE GULF FRI NIGHT INTO
SAT AND BRING RAIN TO THE COAST WITH SOME SNOW AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...AND ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN.
INTERIOR AREAS WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY DOWNSLOPED TO PREVENT
PRECIPITATION.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2...FRI AND SAT)...A
COMPLEX AND BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPIN THROUGH THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EACH WAVE
WILL BRING A BRIEF SHOT OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA WITH SOME
GUSTIER WINDS...BUT NONE OF THEM IS EXPECTED TO BE TOO STRONG.
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD STAY ALL RAIN FOR BRISTOL BAY
UNTIL YOU GET UP INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE KILBUCK
MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO KEEP THINGS ALL
SNOW IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND LOWER KUSKO VALLEY. THE GUSTIEST
WINDS WILL BE AROUND 40 MPH CONFINED PRIMARILY TO THE CHANNELED
HIGHER TERRAIN OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE DELTA COAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2...FRI AND
SAT)...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH FRI. WITH
LOW PRESSURE NEARLY DIRECTLY OVERHEAD...THESE AREAS SHOULD
EXPERIENCE RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS BUT PLENTY OF ON AND OFF RAIN
SHOWERS. ON THE WESTERN FLANKS OF THE LOW...COLD AIR CONTINUES TO
BE PULLED DOWN THROUGH THE BERING. THIS IS MAKING FOR A TIGHTER
GRADIENT AND SOME GUSTIER NORTHERNLY WINDS FROM ATKA TO DUTCH
HARBOR AND TO THE PRIBILOFS. ANY BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS FOR THE
PRIBS SHOULD BE LIMITED AS THEY WILL REMAIN ONLY ON THE FRINGE OF
THE HEAVIER QPF. HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS THINGS QUITE QUIET OVER THE
WESTERN BERING ON FRI BEFORE A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
SLIDES OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA ON SAT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO
THE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND SHOULD HELP TO BUMP THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH EAST OF THIS AREA.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...THE NEXT GALE
FORCE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BE LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF KODIAK
ISLAND BY SUNDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL EXTEND ALONG
THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA EASTWARD THROUGH CAPE SUCKLING AREA.
THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS. THE MATSU
VALLEY AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL DOWNSLOPE OUT RESULTING IN
DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MONDAY AND BECOME
STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING BY LATE TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING WARM TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION ALL IN THE
FORM OF RAIN ALONG THE COASTAL REGION EXCEPT MIXING WITH SNOW AT
TIMES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE INLAND AREAS. THE SURFACE FLOW
WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH CONTINUED WARM
TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION.
THE BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN IN PERSISTENT
NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
REMAIN NEAR THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA BEFORE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF BY MONDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND RAIN ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTAINS...THE BRISTOL BAY AREA
THROUGH THE MONDAY. THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE A WEAK WAVE
MOVE INTO THE AREA BY MONDAY AND MOVE ALONG THE CHAIN TO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING WARMER
TEMPERATURES WITH RAIN...WHICH WILL SPILL OVER INTO THE LOWER
BERING SEA AS THE LOW TRACKS EASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE AS IT MOVES EASTWARD THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SEE A MIXTURE OF RAIN/SNOW WITH THE
SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR BEHIND THE SYSTEM. FARTHER NORTH IN THE BERING
THEY WILL SEE A WINTRY MIX DUE TO THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. BY
THURSDAY THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE MOVED NEAR
KODIAK ISLAND. THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA WILL BE IN A
SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH THE NEXT NORTH
PACIFIC LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...130 131 132 150 179.
HVY FREEZING SPRAY 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MO
LONG TERM...PDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:06 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 27, 3:44 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:44 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 27, 11:13 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:11 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:11 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:21 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 27, 3:21 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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