Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 280, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 17, 2016, 9:44 PM AKDT. 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 17, 2016, 9:44 PM AKDT (05:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2016, 3:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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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. $$ PKZ185-181815- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 944 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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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 17, 3:16 PM AKDT, 6 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 3:16 PM AKDT, 6 hours 28 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MAIN FEATURES DRIVING ALASKA WEATHER ARE AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC ACCOMPANIED BY A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE FORECAST AREA INTO THE BERING SEA. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALSO EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHERN ARCTIC OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND. AT THE SURFACE A SERIES OF TROUGHS ARE PUSHING NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION...WEAKENING AS THEY DO SO. HOWEVER THE ORIENTATION OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND COMBINED WITH THE RIDGING IS BRINGING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION...ENSURING ADEQUATE MOISTURE TO GENERATE SHOWERS UNDER THE INSTABILITY OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THE INCREASING MOISTURE IN THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION CAN BE SEEN ON MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR AS IT APPROACHES THE MAINLAND. THIS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE CLOUDS AND BRING MOSTLY SNOW TO THE ENTIRE AREA AS AN ACCOMPANYING SURFACE TROUGH TRANSITS FROM THE EAST. OUT WEST THE NORTHEASTERLY FLOW IS GENERATING CLEAR SKIES AND OFFSHORE WINDS FOR MANY LOCATIONS...WITH A LINGERING SURFACE TROUGH CAUSING SOME SHOWERY ACTIVITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS THIS MORNING ARE DOING AN INTERESTING REPEAT OF TUESDAY NIGHT'S/WEDNESDAY'S WEATHER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THE SYNOPTIC SITUATION SEEMS VERY SIMILAR AND THE MODELS SEEM TO BE IN AGREEMENT THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...COPPER RIVER BASIN...AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. HOWEVER THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE WIDELY VARIABLE...WITH GFS INDICATING A TEMPERATURE PROFILE THAT WOULD LEND ITSELF TO RAIN AND EC/NAM SHOWING MORE OF A SNOW SITUATION. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE GFS SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER...AND IS CURRENTLY UNDERESTIMATING THE AMOUNT OF COLD AIR IN PLACE...THE NAM SOLUTION WAS CHOSEN FOR THE SHORT TERM. IN THE WEST NAM WAS CHOSEN FOR BLENDING PURPOSES BUT MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE LESS IMPACTFUL WITH LITTLE WEATHER OCCURRING OUT THAT WAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND IS WEAKENING AND THE LOWER LEVEL FLOW WILL BE COMING AROUND TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT TO THE NORTH AND EAST. MUCH OF THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS DIMINISHING TODAY ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A WARM FRONT IS APPROACHING THE GULF COAST TODAY ALTHOUGH MINIMAL WARM ADVECTION IS EXPECTED TO MAKE IT INLAND AS THE SYSTEM OCCLUDES TODAY. THE STRONG OCCLUSION WILL PUSH TO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT RESULTING IN GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA TO SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS OCCLUSION WILL WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF FRONT WILL BE ENTRAINED INTO THE STRENGTHENING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AND ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATSU VALLEYS. THIS DEVELOPING PATTERN HAS POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF FAIRLY WIDESPREAD SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND LATE FRI NIGHT AND INTO SAT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MAINLAND THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE SURFACE. CLEAR SKY WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW AVERAGE OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER SOME MIDDLE AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL START TO STREAM IN OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY. LATE SATURDAY A SURGE OF WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL RETURN SNOW TO THE MAINLAND...MAINLY ALONG THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGE THEN SPREADING WESTWARD OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL FIRST BRING SNOW TO THE AKPEN THEN IT WILL CHANGE TO RAIN OVERNIGHT. TOWARD MORNING THE SAME TRANSITION IS IN STORE FOR UNALASKA. THAT FRONT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE TOMORROW LEAVING THOSE AREAS UNDER NORTHEASTERLY FLOW. A COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WHICH WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO MAINLY THE RAT ISLANDS. ON SATURDAY THE FRONT AND LOW WILL COMBINE OVER THE CENTRAL CHAIN AND BRING MORE LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA. OTHERWISE BROAD NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE LONG TERM FORECAST STARTS OUT SATURDAY NIGHT WHICH IS DURING THE PEAK PERIOD FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL. AT THIS TIME...THE UPPER LOW OVER CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO DIG TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST COAST THROUGH SUNDAY BRINGING ABUNDANT MOISTURE ALONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW FROM THE KENAI TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK TROUGH WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE KENAI TO THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS SHORTWAVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR ALONG EASTERN FACING SLOPES OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THIS WEEKEND IS PRECIPITATION TYPE AS A WARMER AIR MASS ADVECTS FROM THE GULF INTO THE MAINLAND. FOR MONDAY THROUGH MID WEEK A WET PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST BECOMES THE MAIN FOCUS AS IT TRACKS INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND PINWHEELS STRONGER SHORTWAVES AROUND ITS CENTER INTO TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WILL BE SNOW...WITH MIXED TYPES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. A BRIEF BREAK IN PRECIPITATION WILL COME MID WEEK AS THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW REORGANIZES IN NORTH PACIFIC. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 131 132 136 137 138 150 155 165 172. HEAVY FRZ SPRAY 160 179 180 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...LF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SA SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ML LONG TERM...KH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 3:41 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:57 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 18, 12:39 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:17 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:17 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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