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Gale Warning 254, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 4, 2016, 10:38 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 4, 2016, 10:38 PM AKST (07:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2016, 3:14 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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434 FZAK52 PAFC 050738 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED 181 185 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. PKZ199-052015- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL DRIFT WESTWARD AND DISSIPATE BY SAT MORNING. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 160 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 989 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-052015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR THE COAST. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR THE COAST. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR THE COAST. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-052015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-052015- BRISTOL BAY- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-052015- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-052015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-052015- UNALASKA BAY- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-052015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-052015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-052015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-052015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-052015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-052015- ADAK TO KISKA- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-052015- KISKA TO ATTU- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-052015- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-052015- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-052015- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-052015- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 1038 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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670 FZAK52 PAFC 051216 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 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. PKZ199-060100- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 425 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB LATE SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-060100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-060100- BRISTOL BAY- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-060100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-060100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-060100- UNALASKA BAY- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-060100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-060100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-060100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-060100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-060100- ADAK TO KISKA- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-060100- KISKA TO ATTU- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-060100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-060100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-060100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ185-060100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 316 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
534 FZAK52 PAFC 060014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 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. PKZ199-061315- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE SUN NIGHT AND STALLS. $$ PKZ150-061315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-061315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-061315- BRISTOL BAY- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-061315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF COLD BAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-061315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF UNALASKA IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-061315- UNALASKA BAY- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-061315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-061315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-061315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-061315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-061315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-061315- ADAK TO KISKA- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-061315- KISKA TO ATTU- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ON THE BERING SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ON THE BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-061315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-061315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT..EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-061315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-061315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 314 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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, 6 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 4:32 PM AKST, 6 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
The 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, 7:38 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 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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