Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 279, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 17, 2016, 3:56 AM AKDT. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 17, 2016, 3:56 AM AKDT (11:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2016, 3:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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088 FZAK52 PAFC 171156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 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. PKZ199-180115- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 220 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING MOVES TO 470 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 998 MB THU NIGHT BEFORE MOVING FARTHER NORTHWEST ACROSS THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMS 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING. THIS SYSTEM MOVES 120 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1004 MB SAT MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING BY SAT MIDDAY. $$ PKZ150-180115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-180115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-180115- BRISTOL BAY- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-180115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-180115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN THE EVENING BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-180115- UNALASKA BAY- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DEVELOPING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-180115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-180115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-180115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-180115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-180115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-180115- ADAK TO KISKA- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ178-180115- KISKA TO ATTU- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-180115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-180115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-180115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 356 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
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465 FZAK52 PAFC 172253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 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. PKZ199-181215- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS OVER THE BERING SEA. A 1011 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES OVER AMCHITKA ISLAND AS A 1004 MB LOW THEN SHIFTS TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WITH NO CHANGE IN PRESSURE FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-181215- BRISTOL BAY- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-181215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-181215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-181215- UNALASKA BAY- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-181215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-181215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-181215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-181215- ADAK TO KISKA- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-181215- KISKA TO ATTU- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT E OF SHEMYA IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-181215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-181215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-181215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-181215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 253 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
396 FZAK52 PAFC 180544 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 UPDATED ZONE 160 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. PKZ199-181815- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS OVER THE BERING SEA. A 1011 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES OVER AMCHITKA ISLAND AS A 1004 MB LOW THEN SHIFTS TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WITH NO CHANGE IN PRESSURE FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181815- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181815- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-181815- BRISTOL BAY- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-181815- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-181815- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-181815- UNALASKA BAY- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-181815- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-181815- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-181815- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-181815- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181815- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-181815- ADAK TO KISKA- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-181815- KISKA TO ATTU- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT E OF SHEMYA IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-181815- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-181815- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-181815- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-181815- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
801 FZAK52 PAFC 181153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 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. PKZ199-190115- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF KISKA THIS MORNING MOVES 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 1006 MB SAT MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING BY SAT AFTERNOON. THE BERING SEA AND THE CHAIN WILL REMAIN UNDER NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-190115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-190115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-190115- BRISTOL BAY- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-190115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-190115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-190115- UNALASKA BAY- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-190115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-190115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-190115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-190115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-190115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-190115- ADAK TO KISKA- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-190115- KISKA TO ATTU- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW TO 15 KT NEAR SHEMYA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-190115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-190115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-190115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-190115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 353 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
008 FZAK52 PAFC 182300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 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. PKZ199-191215- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1005 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOMES A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. ELSEWHERE...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-191215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-191215- BRISTOL BAY- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-191215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-191215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-191215- UNALASKA BAY- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-191215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-191215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-191215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-191215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-191215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-191215- ADAK TO KISKA- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-191215- KISKA TO ATTU- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-191215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-191215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-191215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-191215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 300 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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 16, 4:11 PM AKDT, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 4:11 PM AKDT, 11 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS BEGINNING TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE THE COOK INLET/SUSITNA VALLEY CORRIDOR. AREAS OF (MOSTLY LIGHT) SNOW HAVE BEEN REDEVELOPING RIGHT OUT AHEAD OF IT FROM THE WESTERN KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU. STEADY SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS WHERE UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION IS STRONGER AND ENHANCED BY SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE FLOW. MEANWHILE A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS COMBINING WITH AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT TO PRODUCE A STEADY STREAM OF SHOWERS ACROSS EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WITH RAIN IN THE CORDOVA AREA AND MODERATE SNOW IN VALDEZ. BACK BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH ARCTIC AIR HAS SETTLED IN ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. WAY OUT WEST...A HURRICANE FORCE LOW OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST PACIFIC HAS BEGUN TO FILL AS IT TRACKS TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. A STORM FORCE FRONT SPREADING NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING IS BEGINNING TO SLOW AS IT NEARS A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE SITTING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THIS WILL CAUSE THE FRONT TO ELONGATE AND WEAKEN WITH TIME. LASTLY...A WARM FRONT IS TRACKING FAR OUT AHEAD OF A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW AND HEADED FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA AND KODIAK ISLAND. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF SNOWFALL OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. WILL USE LATEST SATELLITE AND RADAR TRENDS FOR SHORT-TERM FORECAST BECAUSE NONE OF THE SOLUTIONS HAVE HANDLED THIS EVENT VERY WELL. THERE ARE ALSO SOME NOTABLE DIFFERENCES WITH A WEAK LOW FORMING ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY IN RESPONSE TO A SHORT-WAVE HELPING TO AMPLIFY THE LARGER SCALE TROUGH. FOR NOW...PREFER THE 12Z GFS/NAM WHICH KEEPS THIS LOW FARTHER WEST CLOSER TO THE TROUGH CENTER. OTHERWISE...MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT WITH OTHER LARGE SCALE FEATURES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BRINGING BANDS OF SNOW INTO THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS NORTH INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND ACROSS NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL ESSENTIALLY REMAIN IN PLACE AS IT DISSIPATES TONIGHT. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL BE LIFTING OUT TO THE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL SERVE TO HOLD THE REGION UNDER THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT UNTIL FRI MORNING. A LARGE STRONG STORM WILL BE MOVING TO SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY SPINNING A FRONT TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THU NIGHT BRINGING WITH IT GALE FORCE WIND TO THE COASTAL REGIONS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE AIR MASS BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS VERY DRY WITH NARY A CLOUD OVERHEAD. THE LACK OF CLOUDS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP EVEN BELOW AVERAGE FOR ONE OF THE FEW TIMES THIS WINTER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MOST LOCATIONS...EVEN BELOW ZERO FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. LIGHT TO MODERATE OUTFLOW WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND FRONT APPROACH THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS FRONT HOWEVER WILL SLOW AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE AREA. THE MAIN EFFECT WILL BE SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS...AS WELL AS THE EASTERLY WINDS OFF THE SURFACE BRINGING A LITTLE WARMER AIR TO THE SURFACE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA/ALEUTIAN RANGE. THE FRONT WILL JUST SKIRT THE END OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TOMORROW BRINGING FIRST SNOW...CHANGING TO RAIN AND GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. ON FRIDAY THE FRONT WILL HAVE DISSIPATED OVERHEAD LEAVING THE MAINLAND IN CONTINUED MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW WITH LITTLE CLOUDY COVER AND AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A NARROW FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS IN THE PROCESS OF STALLING OUT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. IT WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW TO ADAK FIRST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN ATKA OVERNIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE RAT ISLANDS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING RAIN SNOW AND BRIEFLY STRONG WINDS...THOUGH CONFINED TO A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA NEAR THE DATELINE. A FRONT WILL JUST SKIRT THE END OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TOMORROW BRINGING FIRST SNOW...CHANGING TO RAIN AND GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... FORECAST THINKING REMAINS LARGELY UNCHANGED FOR THIS WEEKEND AND THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AS MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A CLOSED UPPER LOW RETROGRADING FROM THE CENTRAL INTERIOR ON SATURDAY TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE COMBINATION OF THE UPPER LOW TO THE NORTH AND A WEAK SURFACE WAVE OVER THE GULF WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION FOCUSED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE EXPANDING TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE LOW SHIFTS TO THE VICINITY OF BRISTOL BAY. THE DEPARTING LOW WILL ALLOW HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARMING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER LOW SKIRTING THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL KEEP SHOWERY CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING DURING THE WEEKEND BEFORE A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING ON MONDAY. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 138 150 155 175 176 177 178. HEAVY FRZ SPRAY 160 180 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SA SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ML LONG TERM...CB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 3:11 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:42 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:56 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 17, 2:53 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 17, 2:53 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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