Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 302, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 31, 2016, 3:52 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 31, 2016, 3:52 AM AKDT (11:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2016, 3:22 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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204 FZAK52 PAFC 311152 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 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. PKZ199-010100- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BERING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI...THEN WEAKENS FRI NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI AT 983 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN RETURNS TO 275 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 996 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF KIPNUK AT 991 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-010100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-010100- BRISTOL BAY- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-010100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT W OF PORT MOLLER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-010100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-010100- UNALASKA BAY- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-010100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-010100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-010100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-010100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-010100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-010100- ADAK TO KISKA- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-010100- KISKA TO ATTU- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-010100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-010100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-010100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-010100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 352 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$
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505 FZAK52 PAFC 312316 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 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. PKZ199-011215- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKENS TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW QUICKLY MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE TONIGHT AT 985 MB AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO 62N 169W SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-011215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-011215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-011215- BRISTOL BAY- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-011215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-011215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-011215- UNALASKA BAY- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-011215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-011215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-011215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-011215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-011215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-011215- ADAK TO KISKA- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-011215- KISKA TO ATTU- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-011215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-011215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-011215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-011215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 316 PM AKDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$
469 FZAK52 PAFC 011120 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 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. PKZ199-020015- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 50 NM WEST OF NOME AT 1003 MB BY SUN MORNING. A 981 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 996 MB BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-020015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-020015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-020015- BRISTOL BAY- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-020015- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-020015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-020015- UNALASKA BAY- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-020015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-020015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-020015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-020015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-020015- ADAK TO KISKA- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-020015- KISKA TO ATTU- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-020015- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-020015- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-020015- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-020015- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 320 AM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$
644 FZAK52 PAFC 012322 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 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. PKZ199-021215- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 50 NM WEST OF NOME AS A 1003 MB CENTER BY SUN MORNING. A 981 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 996 MB BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-021215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-021215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-021215- BRISTOL BAY- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-021215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-021215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-021215- UNALASKA BAY- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-021215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-021215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-021215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-021215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-021215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-021215- ADAK TO KISKA- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-021215- KISKA TO ATTU- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-021215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-021215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-021215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-021215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 322 PM AKDT FRI APR 1 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$
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 30, 4:54 PM AKDT, 10 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 4:54 PM AKDT, 10 hours 58 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 454 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER-LEVEL BLOCKING RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WITH THE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING NORTHWESTWARD FROM THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THE SEWARD PENINSULA. UNDERCUTTING THE RIDGE TO THE WEST IS A VERTICALLY STACKED NORTH PACIFIC LOW CENTERED SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THESE TWO FEATURES ARE CREATING A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED WEATHER PATTERN FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW UPSTREAM OF THE RIDGE AXIS. THIS DEEP LAYER SOUTHERLY FLOW IS CONTINUING TO ADVECT SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AROUND THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. AS A DIFFUSE SURFACE WARM FRONT PUSHES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY REGION AND UP THE WESTERN GULF COAST...SURFACE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS IS ALLOWING FOR A PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE OF RAIN EAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS AND OVER THE WESTERN GULF COAST INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. MEANWHILE FURTHER WEST NORTHEASTERLY SURFACE FLOW HOLDS ON THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...KEEPING ENOUGH COLD AIR SOCKED IN AT THE SURFACE TO KEEP THE PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW NORTHWEST OF THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS. THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE WARM FRONT EXTENDS SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BRINGING NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO SYNOPTIC FEATURES. RECENT OBS AND MODEL RUNS HAVE INDICATED A SLIGHTLY FASTER NORTHWESTWARD ADVANCEMENT OF THE WARM FRONT THROUGH THE BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...SO HAVE MADE MINOR CHANGES TO SPEED UP THE PRECIPITATION AND WINDS AS THE FRONT TRACKS WESTWARD THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS. MINOR DIFFERENCES ARISE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF A TRIPLE POINT LOW TRACKING NORTHWARD OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI MORNING HOWEVER THE IMPACTS TO THE FORECAST ARE MINIMAL. A BLEND OF THE NAM AND GFS WAS USED FOR THE FORECAST IN THE WEST. IN THE EAST...A NAM SOLUTION WAS PREFERRED AS THE NAM APPEARS TO HAVE THE BEST HANDLE ON THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS LEADING TO THE GAP WINDS THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL...WHICH IS THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE OF THE DAY IN THE EAST DOMAIN. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... WITH THE FRONTAL SYSTEM CURRENTLY STRETCHED ACROSS THE WEST SIDE OF COOK INLET AND INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY...EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY GAP WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONGLY THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT WITH SKIES CLEARING OUT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. WHEN AND WHERE FOG WILL FORM OVERNIGHT IS ONE OF THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES TODAY. THE RECENT RAINFALL...CLEARING SKIES AND BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ALL FAVOR THE FORMATION OF FOG WHILE THE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL HELP PREVENT IT OVER ALL BUT THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST WHERE THE SOUTHEAST FLOW BANKS MARINE AIR UP AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS. THE BIG QUESTION HOWEVER REMAINS IF THE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN WIDESPREAD ENOUGH THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TO KEEP THINGS ADEQUATELY STIRRED UP AND FOG PATCHY AND LIMITED UPSLOPE AND WIND SHELTERED AREAS. THURSDAY CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE A WARM...DRY AND SUNNY DAY FOR ALMOST ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE KODIAK ISLAND WHERE CLOUDS FROM THE NEXT APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM BEGIN SPREADING NORTH. THE FRONT WILL CROSS KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE NORTH ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... WARM AND WET CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THIS EVENING AS A WARM FRONT TRAVERSES THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHEREAS THE SNOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL GRADUALLY START TO MIX WITH RAIN LATER TONIGHT. AREAS THAT WILL STAY PREDOMINANTLY SNOW THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE MOSTLY WEST OF SLEETMUTE AND AREAS FROM BETHEL NORTH AND WEST...WHICH WILL ALSO SEE THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS. ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS EVENING WEST OF SLEETMUTE...AS WARM AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH NORTHWARD TONIGHT...BRIEFLY OVERRUNNING A LINGERING COLDER AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE. GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AS THE LARGE RIDGE REMAINS FIRMLY IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC. A WARM FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING WILL BRING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS EVENING...AND SPREAD RAIN WESTWARD ALONG THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS ALREADY BEING OBSERVED OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVER THE REGION BY FRIDAY...AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE WEEKEND WILL BRING A SLIGHT COOLING TREND TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVERHEAD IS DISPLACED TO THE NORTH AND EAST...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL STILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL VALUES AND SLOWLY REBOUND THROUGH THE FOLLOWING WEEK AS BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE GULF AND THE RIDGE AXIS RESIDES JUST NORTH OF THE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO MAINTAIN HIGHER CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ALONG THE GULF COAST...WITH MORE SPORADIC SHOWERY CONDITIONS INLAND OWING TO DOWNSLOPE FLOW IN THE LEE OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGES. FARTHER WEST...A LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL ENCOMPASS THE BERING REGION AND KEEP A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE BERING AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FOR MUCH OF THE NEXT WEEK. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...WSW 152 155. MARINE...GALES 131 132 173 174 175 176 177 179 180 181 185 352 411 412 413 414. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JR SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP LONG TERM...CB
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2:06 AM AKDT | Ice Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:52 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 31, 3:52 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:54 AM AKDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 31, 11:26 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 31, 3:16 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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