Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 256, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2016, 9:38 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2016, 9:38 AM AKST (18:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2016, 3:10 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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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. $$ PKZ141-060415- KACHEMAK BAY- 938 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-061330- KACHEMAK BAY- 337 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
373 FZAK51 PAFC 061210 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 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. PKZ197-070130- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 25 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 986 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-070130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-070130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-070130- RESURRECTION BAY- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-070130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-070130- PORT VALDEZ- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .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. $$ PKZ128-070130- VALDEZ ARM- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070130- PASSAGE CANAL- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ131-070130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-070130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-070130- CHINIAK BAY- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-070130- MARMOT BAY- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-070130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-070130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-070130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070130- KACHEMAK BAY- 310 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 5, 4:41 AM AKST, 4 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 4:41 AM AKST, 4 hours 57 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
441 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW EXTENDS FROM BRISTOL BAY TO SOUTH OF THE
GULF OF ALASKA. THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION IS NEAR BRISTOL
BAY WITH A SHORTWAVE STRETCHING NORTH ALONG THE WEST COAST. BEHIND
THIS SHORTWAVE WARMER AIR IS BEING PULLED UP OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL
FROM THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER THE WESTERN BERING BRINGING
COLD NORTHERLY FLOW TO THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN A NEW
LOW FORMS IN THE WESTERN GULF. THE GFS AND EC HAVE A MORE MIDDLE
GROUND SOLUTION AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH EACH OTHER KEEPING THE
LOW JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. THESE ARE THE
MODELS OF CHOICE AND WILL ALSO HELP TO GIVE A MIDDLE GROUND ON THE
STRENGTH OF THE LOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL SLIDE TO THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW A
SERIES OF SYSTEMS TO PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE FIRST OF
THESE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND COOK INLET AREA THIS MORNING
WILL PUSH WEST INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATER TODAY. THE NEXT
(WEAKER) SYSTEM WILL REACH THE GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT AND BREAK
APART SUNDAY MORNING. THEN THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK FOR MOST OF
SOUTH CENTRAL AS THE MAIN BAROCLINIC BAND DRIFTS SOUTH. THE
EXCEPTION WILL BE KODIAK ISLAND...WHICH WILL BE IN THE DIRECT LINE
OF THAT BAROCLINIC BAND. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL WIND UP OVER THE
SOUTHEAST GULF SUNDAY MORNING AND WORK ITS WAY TOWARD KODIAK
ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE A DECENT SURFACE LOW
ASSOCIATED WITH IT...THOUGH THE MODELS DISAGREE SOMEWHAT ON THE
STRENGTH.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA COMBINED WITH
SEVERAL WEAK WAVES ALOFT WILL BE ENOUGH FOR SNOW DEVELOPMENT TO
CONTINUE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY THROUGH TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
AND DELTA ALONG THE OUTER PERIMETER OF THE TROUGH. GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT AS A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE PERSISTS BETWEEN LOW
PRESSURE IN THE GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST. WINDS TAPER
DOWN FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH WEAK TROUGHING SHIFTING BACK INTO
THE EASTERN BERING. PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A
SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR MASS NUDGES IN FROM THE WESTERN GULF.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A PERSISTENT PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY WITH COOL NORTHERLY
WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS BRINGING LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
PRIBILOFS AND ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND. THE FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS WILL BE GUSTY GALES WHICH TAPER DOWN BY SUNDAY AS WEAK LOW
PRESSURE BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE EASTERN BERING.
&&
.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...GALE 119 178 181 185 411 412
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 180 181 185 411 412 414
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH
LONG TERM...JRThe 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 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 |
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