Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 253, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 4, 2016, 7:38 PM AKST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 4, 2016, 7:38 PM AKST (04:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2016, 3:37 PM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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307 FZAK51 PAFC 050438 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATE TO ZONE 119 AND 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-051730- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 130 NM SE OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR HOMER SAT MORNING. A FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-051730- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATE ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ120-051730- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-051730- RESURRECTION BAY- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051730- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATE ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-051730- PORT VALDEZ- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-051730- VALDEZ NARROWS- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-051730- VALDEZ ARM- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051730- PASSAGE CANAL- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051730- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ131-051730- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-051730- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-051730- CHINIAK BAY- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ137-051730- MARMOT BAY- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-051730- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ139-051730- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-051730- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-051730- KACHEMAK BAY- 738 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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246 FZAK51 PAFC 051210 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-060045- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF COAST SAT AFTERNOON AND STALL. A 977 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN MORNING MOVES TO 25 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 984 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-060045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ120-060045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-060045- RESURRECTION BAY- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-060045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-060045- PORT VALDEZ- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-060045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-060045- VALDEZ ARM- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-060045- PASSAGE CANAL- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-060045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-060045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-060045- CHINIAK BAY- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ137-060045- MARMOT BAY- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-060045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ139-060045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-060045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060045- KACHEMAK BAY- 310 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
083 FZAK51 PAFC 051838 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 UPDATED 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-060415- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF COAST SAT AFTERNOON AND STALL. A 977 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN MORNING MOVES TO 25 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 984 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-060415- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ120-060415- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-060415- RESURRECTION BAY- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-060415- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-060415- PORT VALDEZ- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-060415- VALDEZ NARROWS- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-060415- VALDEZ ARM- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-060415- PASSAGE CANAL- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060415- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-060415- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-060415- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-060415- CHINIAK BAY- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ137-060415- MARMOT BAY- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-060415- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ139-060415- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-060415- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060415- KACHEMAK BAY- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
237 FZAK51 PAFC 060037 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-061330- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON. A 970 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF SUN AFTERNOON MOVES TO 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-061330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-061330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-061330- RESURRECTION BAY- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-061330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-061330- PORT VALDEZ- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-061330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-061330- VALDEZ ARM- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-061330- PASSAGE CANAL- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-061330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-061330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-061330- CHINIAK BAY- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-061330- MARMOT BAY- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-061330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ139-061330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-061330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-061330- KACHEMAK BAY- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 4, 4:32 PM AKST, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 4:32 PM AKST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 432 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... INCREASED SOUTHEASTERLY 700 MB FLOW DEVELOPED THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH A VERY DEEP COLD POOL TO MOUNTAIN- TOP LEVEL TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE OF MOISTURE AND LIFT OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI RANGES. THIS RESULTED IN AN OVER-PERFORMING MINOR SNOW EVENT FOR THE COOK INLET REGION DURING TODAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT DEVELOPED YESTERDAY OVER THE INTERIOR CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH AND WEST THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY REGION...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MERGE WITH ANOTHER LARGE CYCLONIC CENTER OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL CUT-OFF HIGH OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO RETROGRADE WEST. ANOTHER UPPER LOW IS SLOWLY SLIPPING TO THE SOUTH OF THE RETROGRADING HIGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. A SOUTHEASTERLY UPPER JET IS SUPPLYING A THICK CANOPY OF MID AND HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY CONTINUING ALONG A SURFACE BOUNDARY MOVING WEST. COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS ARE JUST BEGINNING TO START AS LOW- LEVEL COLD AIR MOVES OVER THE ICE-FREE WATERS OF THE BERING FROM NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND...AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. TOWARD THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A TRAIN OF DISTURBANCES CONTINUES TO ROTATE AROUND THE CYCLONIC UPPER LEVEL LOW WELL SOUTH OF THE GULF...PUSHING FAST-MOVING YET SMALLER SYSTEMS WEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FIRST OF THESE SYSTEMS AS AT LEAST PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SNOWFALL TODAY ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND VICINITY. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE PATTERN IS WELL RESOLVED BY THE MODELS...WITH MUCH OF THE IMPACTED AREAS CONFINED TO COASTAL LOCATIONS AND THE MARINE WATERS. OFFSHORE FLOW IN THE LOWER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A PATTERN CHANGE HAS BEGUN WHICH WILL BRING WAVES OF MOISTURE TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL SPIN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN PROTECTING SOUTHERN ALASKA MOVES NORTH. THE FIRST SYSTEM WHICH MOVED ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA EARLIER TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER KODIAK ISLAND BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER PARTS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS A SLIGHTLY STRONGER AND CLOSED SURFACE LOW WITH GALE FORCE WINDS...WHICH WILL BRING STRONGER CROSS BARRIER FLOW AND KEEP THE AREAS ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS DRIER THIS TIME AROUND. THIS LOW WILL RACE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND REACH THE KENAI PENINSULA SATURDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE THIRD SYSTEM WILL BE FAIRLY WEAK AND ARRIVE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST GULF COAST BY SUNDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION BEFORE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYNOPTIC FEATURE WILL BRING COOLER AIR FROM THE NORTH ACCOMPANIED BY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS WILL PRODUCE LIGHT FLURRIES THROUGH THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL WEAK SHORTWAVES TRACKING FROM THE WESTERN GULF ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN/ALASKA RANGE. THIS IS RESULTING IN MOISTURE SPILLING-OVER INTO THE BRISTOL BAY INTERIOR. THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A RAIN/SNOW MIXTURE OVER THE ALEUTIAN/ALASKA RANGE BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AS THE PRECIPITATION MOVES WESTWARD INTO THE BRISTOL BAY INTERIOR REGION. SOME OF THIS MOISTURE WILL MAKE IT INTO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY/DELTA. THEREFORE...LOOK FOR ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE CONTINUED COOLER TEMPERATURES COINCIDING WITH THE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NORTHERLY FLOW. THIS WILL USHER IN COLDER AIR THROUGH THE AOR WITH A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME. THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SEE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AS THE COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THIS REGION. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS COVERAGE WILL EXPAND WESTWARD ALONG THE CHAIN TO ADAK AND NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TO SAINT PAUL ISLAND AREA. THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS HAVE A WEAK WAVE MOVING THROUGH BEFORE EXITING THE CHAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SLIGHT WARMER TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN A MIXTURE OF RAIN/SNOW BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY SATURDAY WITH THE COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT IN THE MID TO LONG TERM WITH SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW PERSISTING ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND NORTHERLY FLOW IN THE BERING. BY SUNDAY EVENING THREE SURFACE FEATURES ROTATING THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BE IMPACTING THE AREA. THE FIRST IS A DIFFUSE AND WEAKENING SURFACE LOW WHICH WILL BE OVER BRISTOL BAY...THE SECOND A SURFACE LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF APPROACHING THE BARREN ISLANDS AND THE THIRD ANOTHER SURFACE LOW OFF OF THE SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA PANHANDLE. THESE FEATURES WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE ALONG A SIMILAR TRACK AS A DEEP LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF. THE SURFACE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGE SOUTHERN LOW WILL SPREAD INCREASING EASTERLY WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH OUT THE GULF ON TUESDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM COMING IN FROM THE WEST WILL REACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY A SECOND STRONGER SYSTEM SWINGING IN WEDNESDAY AND CUTTING JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AS IT CONTINUES EAST. A SIMILAR PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH THE MEAN UPPER LEVEL LOW POSITION REMAINING NEAR THE SOUTHERN GULF AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGING EXTENDING FROM CANADA INTO INTERIOR ALASKA. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 165 179 180 181 185 411 412 414. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TP SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD LONG TERM...JR
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 4, 3:45 PM AKST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
345 PM AKST FRI MAR 04 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0341 PM SNOW STERLING 60.52N 150.80W
03/04/2016 E1.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
0341 PM SNOW ANCHOR POINT 59.77N 151.81W
03/04/2016 E2.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
0341 PM SNOW 1 ESE POTTER MARSH 61.05N 149.76W
03/04/2016 M3.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
MEASURED AT UPPER POTTER VALLEY
0341 PM SNOW SELDOVIA 59.44N 151.71W
03/04/2016 E4.0 INCH AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
ESTIMATED 3-4 INCHES IN TOWN WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
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RDUELLLocal storm report, Mar 4, 4:05 PM AKST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
405 PM AKST FRI MAR 04 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0341 PM SNOW ANCHORAGE 61.22N 149.87W
03/04/2016 M1.7 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0341 PM SNOW KENAI 60.55N 151.21W
03/04/2016 E1.0 INCH AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
0341 PM SNOW EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.57W
03/04/2016 M0.5 INCH AK PUBLIC
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RDUELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:13 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 4, 10:38 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:16 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:16 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:16 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 9:38 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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