Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 349, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 9, 2015, 3:35 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
- Apr 9, 2015, 3:35 PM AKDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2015, 3:30 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
050 FZAK52 PAFC 092335 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 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. PKZ199-101300- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW MOVING EAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-101300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-101300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-101300- BRISTOL BAY- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-101300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-101300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101300- UNALASKA BAY- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-101300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-101300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-101300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-101300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-101300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-101300- ADAK TO KISKA- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-101300- KISKA TO ATTU- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-101300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-101300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-101300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-101300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 335 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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732 FZAK52 PAFC 101156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 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. PKZ199-110045- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-110045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-110045- BRISTOL BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-110045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-110045- UNALASKA BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-110045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-110045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-110045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-110045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-110045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-110045- ADAK TO KISKA- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-110045- KISKA TO ATTU- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-110045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-110045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-110045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-110045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
384 FZAK52 PAFC 102330 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 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. PKZ199-111215- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... LOW PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-111215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-111215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-111215- BRISTOL BAY- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-111215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-111215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111215- UNALASKA BAY- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-111215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-111215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-111215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-111215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-111215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-111215- ADAK TO KISKA- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-111215- KISKA TO ATTU- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-111215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-111215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-111215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-111215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 330 PM AKDT FRI APR 10 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$
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 Apr 9, 4:32 AM AKDT, 11 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 4:32 AM AKDT, 11 hours 3 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
432 AM AKDT THU APR 9 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW IS POSITIONED JUST WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM
THIS MORNING. WITH A NEGATIVE TILTED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE
CLOSED LOW THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE LOWER
SOUTHWESTERN GULF REGION. THE RADAR IMAGERY IS SHOWING A LARGE
SWATH OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE BRISTOL BAY INTERIOR MOVING SOUTH TO
NORTH. THIS COINCIDES WITH A VORTICITY LOBE MOVING INTO THE
BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS MORNING. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS
INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY HAVE BEEN REPORTING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
SHOWERS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL FALL ALONG THE ALEUTIAN
RANGE...BEING REINFORCED WITH OROGRAPHIC LIFT ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS. REFLECTED AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A GALE FORCE LOW
LOCATED IN KAMISHAK BAY WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN
THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS IS BRINGING WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE
NORTHERN COASTAL AREAS WITH GALE FORCE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. THE
TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS ARE IN LOWER 40S WITH ALL
PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF RAIN AND WINTRY MIX INLAND AREAS. THE
SATELLITE IMAGERY REFLECTS A LARGE SWATH OF MOISTURE IN THE
WESTERN GULF SPREADING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL REGION AND SPILLING OVER
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN RANGE.
THE BERING SIDE...THE GALE FORCE LOW IS POSITIONED IN THE BRISTOL
BAY AREA WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE FOR REST OF THE
BERING SEA. THE SATELLITE IMAGERY IS SHOWING THE HEAVIEST SNOW
SHOWERS FROM PRIBILOF ISLAND NORTHWARD...WHILE THE LOWER BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN HAS MORE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED
BY STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH THE STORM
FORCE LOW AS IT MOVES INLAND INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THE
MODELS ARE HANDLING THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE NAM WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL OF CHOICE FOR
THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD. THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS
ABOVE AVERAGE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL
PROGRESS EASTWARD...PUSHING ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AND INTO
THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW HAS JUST CLEARED TO THE NORTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL SLIDE
TO THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TO INLAND AREAS THIS
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL THEN BREAK APART LATE TONIGHT. BY FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL BE IN WEAK
CYCLONIC FLOW WITH LITTLE DYNAMICS AND NOT MUCH MOISTURE WITH NOT
REALLY ANY WEATHER FEATURES TO FOCUS ON. HOWEVER...THERE IS JUST
ENOUGH MOISTURE TO KEEP SOME LOW POPS OVER MOST AREAS. THE SHOWER
ACTIVITY...LIMITED AS IT WILL BE...MAY BE THERMALLY DRIVEN
(DIURNAL) AS WELL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT)...
ALL SIGNS CONTINUE TO POINT TO A SHOWERY REGIME REMAINING IN PLACE
THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...HAS BEEN SEEN
THROUGHOUT THE BRISTOL BAY AREA OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING ALONG
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING SEA. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN/STALL
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BRISTOL BAY AREA AS CROSS
BARRIER WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. THIS WILL SET UP PLACES LIKE
ILIAMNA AND PORT ALSWORTH TO SEE DECENT SNOW FALL THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS NORTH AND EAST OF KING
SALMON ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE...HENCE THE
ISSUANCE OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THIS
FORECAST PACKAGE. ELSEWHERE...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE COMMON
WITH JUST MINIMAL NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TOWARD COLD BAY AND
KING COVE...A STRONG WIND EVENT APPEARS TO BE IN THE MAKING. AS
THE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING PUSHES INLAND THIS MORNING...A VERY
COMPACT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE OBSERVED. THIS HAS LED TO WINDS
ALREADY GUSTING IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. HOWEVER...PRESSURE
RISES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW (ISALLOBARIC FLOW) WILL BE
COUPLED WITH A SHORTWAVE PUSHING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS
SHOULD FAVOR WINDS GUSTING IN THE 60 TO 65 MPH RANGE AND REMAIN
JUST BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA. IF THE WINDS WERE MORE NORTHWESTERLY
THAN WESTERLY...THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT)...
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO USHER IN A COLD AIR MASS
BEING ADVECTED FROM SIBERIA. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE THE SHOWERY
REGIME AS HAS BEEN OBSERVED VIA SATELLITE IMAGES OVERNIGHT. THE
BERING SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL SEE SOME OF THE SNOW
SHOWERS UPSLOPE ALONG THE TERRAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME STEADY
SNOW AND MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. OTHER THAN THAT...WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS THE LOW PUSHES INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND NO
LARGER FEATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT-
TERM.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
A ZONAL TRANS PACIFIC JET WILL BEGIN TO BUCKLE SAT NIGHT...CAUSING
A PATTERN CHANGE THAT WILL AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA AT LEAST
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. CYCLONIC FLOW OVER MAINLAND AK
WILL GIVE WAY TO A BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST OF NORTH
AMERICA BEGINNING TUE. A DEEPENING TROUGH WILL AFFECT THE
ALEUTIANS SUN THROUGH WED. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE...DISSIPATING MON NIGHT WHEN
SURFACE RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE AREA. NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE
BERING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS ON MON WILL BRING A FRONT NEAR THE ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN
THROUGH WED.
ZONAL FLOW WITH UNCERTAIN TIMING OF WAVES IS BEST HANDLED BY AN
ENSEMBLE APPROACH...AND THE FORECAST INITIALLY UTILIZES THE EC AND
THEN RAPIDLY YIELDS TO THE WPC SOLUTION.
THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS CAN EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...
DIMINISHING ON MON. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A ROUND OF SNOW
CHANGING TO RAIN...ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA
THROUGH WED. AT FIRST SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL AND COASTAL LOCATIONS. RAIN WILL BE DOMINANT ALONG
THE COAST WITH A MIX CROSSING THE MOUNTAIN RANGES...WITH SNOW MORE
COMMON AT NIGHT. DRYING WILL THEN OCCUR TUE INTO WED.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 161.
MARINE...GALE WARNINGS 119 120 125 130 131 132 150 155 160 165
170 171 172 173 174 176 177 178 179 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNINGS 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC
LONG TERM...DSIn the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 9, 1:19 PM AKDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
119 PM AKDT THU APR 09 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0116 PM SNOW NEW STUYAHOK 59.45N 157.31W
04/09/2015 E4.0 INCH AK COUNTY OFFICIAL
3-4 INCHES OF SNOW ESTIMATED IN TOWN. STILL SNOWING.
0116 PM SNOW KOLIGANEK 59.73N 157.28W
04/09/2015 E7.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
6 TO 8 INCHES OF WET SNOW HAS FALLEN SO FAR. STILL
SNOWING.
&&
JPWLocal storm report, Apr 9, 1:42 PM AKDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
142 PM AKDT THU APR 09 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0140 PM SNOW IGIUGIG 59.33N 155.88W
04/09/2015 E4.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN.
&&
JPWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 9:53 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:15 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:23 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:37 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 9, 3:37 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:37 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:23 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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