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Gale Warning 233, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 4, 2018, 3:53 PM AKST. 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 4, 2018, 3:53 PM AKST (00:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2018, 3:35 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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997 FZAK52 PAFC 050053 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 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. PKZ199-051415- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front associated with a 984 mb low 364 nm northwest of Shemya will move across the Bering Sea starting tonight. By Tuesday morning the low will weaken to 996 mb and move to 550 nm north of St Paul while the associated front moves onshore. The low will weaken to 1003 mb and move to 120 nm west of Nome by Tuesday afternoon. $$ PKZ150-051415- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-051415- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-051415- Bristol Bay- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-051415- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ170-051415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ171-051415- Unalaska Bay- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ172-051415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-051415- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ174-051415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ175-051415- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ176-051415- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ177-051415- Adak to Kiska- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ178-051415- Kiska to Attu- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ179-051415- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ180-051415- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-051415- North and West of Nunivak Island- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Areas of blowing snow. Snow. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-051415- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 353 PM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...E of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
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350 FZAK52 PAFC 051211 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 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. PKZ199-060115- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 mb Central Kamchatka low extends a front that pushes across the Bering into Western Alaska by Tue morning. A 992 mb low forms along the front 355 nm north of Attu and moves onshore in Norton Sound for Wed morning. A 995 mb low 455 nm west of St Matthew Island extends a front across the Western Aleutians through Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-060115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ155-060115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ160-060115- Bristol Bay- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. $$ PKZ165-060115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ170-060115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 34 ft. $$ PKZ171-060115- Unalaska Bay- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ172-060115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ173-060115- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 33 ft. $$ PKZ174-060115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ175-060115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ176-060115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ177-060115- Adak to Kiska- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ178-060115- Kiska to Attu- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ179-060115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ180-060115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. $$ PKZ181-060115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Areas of blowing snow. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. $$ PKZ185-060115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 311 AM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$
477 FZAK52 PAFC 060050 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 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. PKZ199-061330- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front in the eastern Bering moves inland tonight. The associated 991 mb low 470 nm northwest of Shemya moves 160 nm southwest of Gambell at 1003 mb Tue afternoon and then weakens and moves inland Wed afternoon. A Kamchatka low at 995 mb Tue night moves to 70 nm southeast of Gambell at 982 mb Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-061330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW towards morning. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-061330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-061330- Bristol Bay- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Patchy freezing fog. Snow. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. $$ PKZ165-061330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ170-061330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 34 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ171-061330- Unalaska Bay- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ172-061330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-061330- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 33 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-061330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-061330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ176-061330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-061330- Adak to Kiska- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ178-061330- Kiska to Attu- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ179-061330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ180-061330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. $$ PKZ181-061330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 17 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. $$ PKZ185-061330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 350 PM AKST Mon Mar 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 20 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
071 FZAK52 PAFC 061235 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 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. PKZ199-070200- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front extends across the Northern Bering into Western Alaska then arches back over the Aleutians through Thu morning. A 998 mb Central Kamchatka low moves to 50 nm southwest of Gambell at 970 mb by Thu morning. A 998 mb low forms along the front 35 nm north of Sand Point for Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-070200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-070200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-070200- Bristol Bay- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. $$ PKZ165-070200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ170-070200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ171-070200- Unalaska Bay- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ172-070200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-070200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 30 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-070200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-070200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ176-070200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-070200- Adak to Kiska- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-070200- Kiska to Attu- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-070200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ180-070200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ181-070200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming S 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 17 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-070200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 20 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...E of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft building to 29 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 4, 4:03 AM AKST, 11 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 4:03 AM AKST, 11 hours 50 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 403 AM AKST Sun Mar 4 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A progressive upper level pattern remains in place over the region this morning as one system exits the Copper River Basin to the east and another approaches the Kuskokwim Delta from the west. An upper trough is leaving clearing skies in its wake across Southcentral as it departs into the Yukon. Stratus and some patchy fog has developed in the Cook Inlet region aided by lingering low level moisture and transient upper level ridging building in from the west. Farther west, a Bering Sea front is moving into coastal portions of the Kuskowim Delta accompanied by another round of snow. The front extends down through the Eastern Aleutians, but temperatures are warm enough there to support rain at Dutch Harbor. The rest of the Bering has settled into a cool and showery southwest flow regime behind the front. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models remain in good agreement in the short term as a series of disturbances tracks west to east across the Bering Sea and southern Alaska in the coming days. All of the available 00z guidance is close on the timing of the next few systems, starting with the front current moving into Southwest AK and slowly pushing eastward to Southcentral on Monday. The next system then follows closely on its heels as another front moves into Southwest AK Monday night and reaches Southcentral by Tuesday. && .AVIATION... PANC...Low stratus and patchy fog will linger over the Cook Inlet region through at least late this morning, bringing IFR/MVFR conditions to the terminal. Ceilings are expected to gradually rise over the course of the morning, but may be slow to entirely dissipate today. Conditions are expected to improve to VFR by 22z. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Expect dry conditions across Southcentral Alaska today as a low amplitude upper level ridge approaches from the west. Widespread stratus has developed in the wake of yesterday's light snowfall across Cook Inlet, the western Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage, and the Matanuska Valley. There is some patchy fog as well, but mostly just clouds. Based on the 12Z Anchorage sounding and the GOES fog thickness product the cloud deck is around 1200 ft thick. Think there will be some erosion of this cloud deck by midday, but it will be slow and some clouds will likely persist through the afternoon - or perhaps even longer. Also expect stratus to set up shop in the Copper River Basin early this morning as mid level clouds depart to the east. The remainder of Southcentral will see some sunshine, especially along the Gulf coast and Prince William Sound where offshore gap winds will persist. These winds will die off tonight as the ridge moves overhead. Another in a steady stream of upper level short-wave troughs will arrive on Monday. In this case, there will actually be two out of phase troughs, both very weak. Have backed off PoPs and QPF, keeping likely chances of snow confined primarily to the mountains on Monday afternoon. It's looking more and more like the population centers will only see flurries or nothing at all. Another upper ridge will build in Monday night, with a good chance of fog and stratus redeveloping in the Cook Inlet region. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA... A front over the eastern Bering is tracking east and will make it over the Kuskokwim Delta this morning bringing snow and blowing snow to the area. It will continue to push inland into tonight before falling apart. Weak ridging will then move in before another front comes on Monday night. This front will also impact the Kuskokwim Delta and bring more blowing snow to the area. However, this system is stronger with higher snow amounts and stronger winds expected. This will result in reductions in visibility that could reach one mile or less. There does remain some uncertainty with how guidance is handling this feature resulting in lower confidence in how much snow will fall and how far visibilities will drop. The front will then push through the rest of southwest Alaska Tuesday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... The front over the eastern Bering will quickly exit to the east and will be replaced by weak ridging that will also rapidly track across the Bering. Another front will soon follow the ridging, moving in over the western Aleutians tonight. This system is pulling up warm air from the south and looks to bring a mix of rain and snow to the islands. The front will move east making it to the central Bering and Aleutians Monday afternoon and the eastern Bering and Aleutians by Monday night. Westerly flow with showers will be left in the wake of this system through Tuesday. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... A fast moving frontal system will cross the eastern Bering Monday evening, to push onshore over Southwest Alaska late Monday night through Tuesday morning. Snow and blowing snow will likely be a concern for the Kuskokwim Delta and western Capes with snow spreading further inland mid morning through early afternoon. While the upper level trough will be weakening as it crosses into southcentral Alaska, snow looks likely there as well with light snow developing Tuesday afternoon then increasing and becoming more widespread Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday. Following this system, the strong westerly jet stretching across the Bering will continue to bring a very active storm track through the end of the week. A large upper level low will dig southeast across mainland Alaska around Friday spreading additional cold air across the state and strong, cold north to northwesterly flow across the central and eastern Bering, the Alaska Peninsula and eastern Aleutians. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None MARINE...Storm Warning 178 411 Gale Warning 177 185 412 413 && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CB AVIATION...CB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DWK LONG TERM...JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:53 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 5, 3:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:11 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:11 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 3:11 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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