Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 60, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 12, 2015, 3:29 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 12, 2015, 3:29 PM AKDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2015, 3:04 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
499 FZAK52 PAFC 122329 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 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. PKZ199-131215- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SHIFTS RAPIDLY NORTH AND EAST TONIGHT AND MON. A 973 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 976 MB TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-131215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-131215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-131215- BRISTOL BAY- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-131215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-131215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-131215- UNALASKA BAY- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-131215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-131215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-131215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-131215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-131215- ADAK TO KISKA- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-131215- KISKA TO ATTU- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-131215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-131215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-131215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-131215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 329 PM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. $$
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243 FZAK52 PAFC 131152 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 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. PKZ199-140015- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 972 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 974 MB MON NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. NE GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-140015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-140015- BRISTOL BAY- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-140015- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-140015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-140015- UNALASKA BAY- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS EARLY BECOMING E 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EARLY BECOMING E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-140015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-140015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-140015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-140015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-140015- ADAK TO KISKA- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-140015- KISKA TO ATTU- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-140015- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-140015- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...MAINLY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-140015- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ185-140015- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. $$
180 FZAK52 PAFC 131152 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 CORRECTED TYPOS ZONE 150 170 172 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. PKZ199-140015- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 972 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 974 MB MON NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. NE GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-140015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-140015- BRISTOL BAY- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-140015- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-140015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-140015- UNALASKA BAY- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS EARLY BECOMING E 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EARLY BECOMING E 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-140015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-140015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-140015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-140015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-140015- ADAK TO KISKA- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-140015- KISKA TO ATTU- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-140015- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-140015- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...MAINLY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-140015- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ185-140015- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 352 AM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. $$
480 FZAK52 PAFC 132304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 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. PKZ199-141200- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK TUE AFTERNOON AT 980 MB BEFORE MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT. A KAMCHATKA LOW WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 988 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND S...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND S...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-141200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-141200- BRISTOL BAY- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-141200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-141200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-141200- UNALASKA BAY- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-141200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-141200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-141200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-141200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-141200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-141200- ADAK TO KISKA- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-141200- KISKA TO ATTU- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-141200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-141200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-141200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-141200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 304 PM AKDT MON APR 13 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 35 KT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Apr 12, 5:23 AM AKDT, 10 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 5:23 AM AKDT, 10 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
523 AM AKDT SUN APR 12 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
BROAD CYCLONIC UPPER LOW FLOW CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN BERING
SEA AND THE NORTHERN GULF CONTINUE SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER MUCH OF
THE AOR. COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH ARE REFLECTED
IN UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS THIS MORNING. 850 MB TEMPS ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AND NORTH GULF WERE -5C TO -6C AND -11C TO -13C
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA/EASTERN BERING SEA. AS A RESULT MOST SHOWER
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN IN THE FORM OF SNOW WITH SOME MIXED TYPES OVER
THE GULF AND COASTS. COLD ADVECTION ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA
PRODUCED STRONG NORTHERLY WIND FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO OVER
BRISTOL BAY. COLD AIR SQUEEZING THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE
PRODUCED GALE FORCE WESTERLY GAP FLOWS OVER THE WESTERN GULF.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION (THROUGH MONDAY)...
MODELS ARE ALL PAINTING THE SAME BASIC PICTURE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. ALL HAVE SIMILAR TIMING OF THE UPPER WAVE MOVING
SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT...THE UPPER WAVE MOVING
NORTH ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL SUN NIGHT...AND THE DEVELOPING SURFACE
LOW MOVING SOUTH OF THE CHAIN SUN/MON.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE TODAY WILL REVOLVE AROUND A SLOW
MOVING TROUGH AXIS TRACKING FROM THE GULF INTO SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY
AND TONIGHT. CONVECTIVE SHOWERS IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL ORGANIZE
ALONG A FRONT AS THE TROUGH AXIS LIFTS NORTH...WITH SNOW SHOWERS
IMPACTING COASTAL LOCATIONS. THE BEST CHANCES FOR HEAVIER SNOW
SHOWERS INLAND WILL BE ALONG THE KENAI PENINSULA AND TURNAGAIN
ARM...ALTHOUGH SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL INLAND
LOCATIONS BY AFTERNOON...AIDED BY DIURNAL HEATING. A ROGUE
LIGHTNING STRIKE CAN NOT BE RULED OUT OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA
THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH
WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH FAVORED
GAPS...INCLUDING TURNAGAIN ARM AND INTO PORTIONS OF ANCHORAGE BY
THE EVENING.
MONDAY WILL BE DRIER AND LESS ACTIVE AS A WEAK OFFSHORE PRESSURE
GRADIENT COMBINES WITH WEAK UPPER RIDGING ALOFT...KEEPING MOST
SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. IN OTHER WORDS...MOST INLAND
LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE A RATHER PLEASANT SPRING DAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2...SUN AND
MON)...AS SNOW SHOWERS DIE DOWN ACROSS THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
AND THE DELTA TODAY...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SOME
MORE STEADY SNOWFALL TO LOCATIONS FROM ILIAMNA TO KING SALMON. THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY CROSSING THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL LINK
UP WITH THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE UPPER LEVELS WILL
THEN START TO TAKE ON A NEGATIVE TILT AND CREATE SOME LOWER LEVEL
CONVERGENCE ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE RANGES. MODELS ARE SHOWING
A WEAK SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SHOULD MAKE FOR A RELATIVELY NARROW CORRIDOR
OF ACCUMULATION SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE ALEUTIAN
RANGE NEAR ILIAMNA. WEAK MID LEVEL RIDGING WILL MOVE QUICKLY INTO
THE AREA ON MONDAY AND BRING AN END TO ANY LINGERING
PRECIPITATION. IT WILL ALSO LIKELY BRING SOME PARTIALLY CLEARING
SKIES AND SOME OF THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE
PAST FEW DAYS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2...SUN AND
MON)...NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES TO PLAGUE AREAS ACROSS THE
BERING...ESPECIALLY ON THE BERING SIDE OF THE CHAIN. THIS IS
MAKING FOR RELENTLESS SNOW SHOWERS WHICH ARE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
ENOUGH TO BRING VISIBILITY DOWN BELOW A MILE. AS WE GO THROUGH
SUNDAY...WE SHOULD SEE THE PATTERN FINALLY BEGIN TO SHIFT AS A
FAIRLY POTENT LOW APPROACHES ATKA AND ADAK FROM THE WEST
SOUTHWEST. IN FRONT OF THIS LOW...WEAK RIDGING SHOULD CAUSE WINDS
TO SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST AND BRING CALMER CONDITIONS THAN
WE HAVE SEEN THE PAST FEW DAYS. BUT THEN THE FOCUS SHIFTS TO THAT
LOW AS IT SKIRTS BY JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. WITH COLD AIR IN
PLACE AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE COMING UP WITH THE FRONT...SNOW WILL
START OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE THIS EVENING AND SPREAD
EAST REACHING DUTCH HARBOR BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ACCOMPANYING THE
SNOW WILL BE STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS. THE COMBINATION WILL
LEAD TO DRIVING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE AT
TIMES. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS AS IF THE LOW WILL STAY JUST FAR ENOUGH
SOUTH TO KEEP THE WORST CONDITIONS SOUTH OF THE CHAIN.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...
THE MEAN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH/LOW POSITION WILL BE SITUATED ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING INCLUDING THE SOUTHWESTERN
MAINLAND AND WESTERN GULF AND EXTENDING SOUTH INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC THROUGH MID-WEEK. AS NUMEROUS WEAK DISTURBANCES ROTATE
THROUGH...A STRONGER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC
GRAZING THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA INTO TUESDAY...AND
THEN HELP FEED THE BASE OF THE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THE SURFACE LOW WILL WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY
BEFORE MOVING INLAND LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY.
A FOLLOWING LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND THEN REACH MATURATION OVER THE EASTERN
BERING BY FRIDAY. AS THE LOW MEANDERS INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NEXT WEEKEND SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL ROTATE INTO SOUTHERN
ALASKA AND KEEP THE WEATHER QUITE ACTIVE FOR APRIL.
THERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS TO NOTE WITH THIS PATTERN. THE
FIRST IS THAT THE TRACK OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP COLD AIR CLOSE TO SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE NEXT IS THAT MODELS
SEEM TO BE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE INDIVIDUAL DISTURBANCES ROTATING
AROUND THE UPPER LOW(S) WILL BE FAIRLY STRONG AND BE ACCOMPANIED
BY ACTIVE JET STREAKS. WHAT THIS ALL MEANS IS THAT WE CAN NOT RULE
OUT THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT SNOW/RAIN EVENT FOR SOUTHERN
ALASKA IN THE LATE-WEEK TO EARLY WEEKEND PERIOD.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 155 170 172-178
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JA
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MO
LONG TERM...CCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:18 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:19 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:19 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:24 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:29 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:29 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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