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Gale Warning 253, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2018, 3:33 PM 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 14, 2018, 3:33 PM AKDT (23:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2018, 3:48 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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664 FZAK52 PAFC 142333 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 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. PKZ199-151300- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 mb low 440 nm South of Atka moves to 20 nm Southeast of Togiak at 1002 mb Fri afternoon. Its front moves into Southwest Alaska Thu afternoon with the trailing front over the Alaska Peninsula through Fri afternoon. A front slips across the Western Aleutians with a 990 mb North Pacific low Fri morning moving to 185 nm Northwest of Attu at 997 mb Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-151300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-151300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-151300- Bristol Bay- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-151300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-151300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-151300- Unalaska Bay- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-151300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-151300- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-151300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-151300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-151300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-151300- Adak to Kiska- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-151300- Kiska to Attu- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-151300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-151300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Rain. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-151300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-151300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 151157 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 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. PKZ199-160100- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 mb low 270 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor moves 40 nm south of Cape Newenham at 993 mb tonight and then moves inland Fri night. A front over the western Aleutians moves over the central Bering Fri night. The associated 993 mb low 300 nm southwest of Shemya tonight moves 350 nm northwest of Shemya at 966 mb Fri night. $$ PKZ150-160100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-160100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-160100- Bristol Bay- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-160100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 30 kt then becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-160100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-160100- Unalaska Bay- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-160100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-160100- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-160100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-160100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-160100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-160100- Adak to Kiska- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. .FRI...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-160100- Kiska to Attu- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ179-160100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ180-160100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters building to 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow and rain. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-160100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-160100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
595 FZAK52 PAFC 152316 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 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. PKZ199-161215- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 mb low near Dutch Harbor moves to 60 nm northeast of Dutch Harbor at 999 mb Fri afternoon then dissipates by Fri night. A 994 mb low 95 nm southwest of Cape Newenham tonight moves inland near Kipnuk by Fri afternoon. A 970 mb low 200 nm north of Shemya Fri afternoon moves to 360 nm northwest of Shemya at 964 mb by Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ150-161215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-161215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-161215- Bristol Bay- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-161215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-161215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-161215- Unalaska Bay- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-161215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ173-161215- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-161215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ175-161215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-161215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. and snow. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-161215- Adak to Kiska- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-161215- Kiska to Attu- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ179-161215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-161215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow and rain. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-161215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-161215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 316 PM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$
398 FZAK52 PAFC 161148 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 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. PKZ199-170115- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 mb low 140 nm north of Cold Bay moves inland tonight. A front over the western Aleutians moves to the central Bering tonight and lifts to the northern Bering Sat night. The associated 961 mb Kamchatka low moves to 320 nm northwest of Shemya Sat night at 973 mb. $$ PKZ150-170115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-170115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt in the morning becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-170115- Bristol Bay- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-170115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt except SE 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-170115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-170115- Unalaska Bay- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-170115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-170115- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-170115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-170115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-170115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-170115- Adak to Kiska- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-170115- Kiska to Attu- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas building to 16 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ179-170115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-170115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Cape Newenham. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-170115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-170115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 348 AM AKDT Fri Mar 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
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 14, 4:38 AM AKDT, 10 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 4:38 AM AKDT, 10 hours 55 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 438 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Another disturbance near the Prince William Sound has brought a fetch of moisture into Cordova and the Copper River Basin. The radar at Middleton Island (PAIH) has a band of precipitation north of Montague Island and an additional band that has passed through Cordova. A decaying frontal boundary has moved into the Alaska Range and appears to be hung up. All the while, there is a storm south of the Chain. The latest scatterometer pass has pinged into gale fore winds over the North Pacific with this system. Over the Pribilof Islands there is a high but near northeast Russia there is another low. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The models are in decent agreement with the synoptic features in the short term and the midterm. Looking at the GFS ensemble members there is a tight clustering with the low that is anticipated to move from the North Pacific to the Bering Thursday. This tight grouping also holds up as the low moves into Bristol Bay and into Southwest. Upstream over the Western Bering the members flock in the same general direction through the weekend. There is more optimism with the confidence level this package through day 4 than there has been in awhile. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist through much of the night. There is potential for MVFR conditions with snow Wednesday morning. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Precipitation is expected from about Anchorage eastward today as moisture continues to stream in from the southeast. An upper level trough over Kodiak Island this morning will slide northeastward through the day. The trough will push to upper Cook Inlet this afternoon, then into the Copper River basin tonight. This will push the moisture eastward, with precipitation ending along the trough axis. The next system will approach the area from the southwest. Precipitation will reach Kodiak Island early Thursday morning. The precipitation will then spread northeast throughout the day, continuing through Thursday night. For the western Kenai Peninsula through Anchorage and the Matanuska valley, strong low to mid level southeasterly flow will limit precipitation due to downsloping. Also as a result of this, fairly strong winds are expected through Turnagain Arm and possibly the upper hillside of Anchorage. For the Susitna valley, upslope conditions will likely produce a decent amount of snowfall late Thursday through Friday morning. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Weak troughing over SOuthwest is still supporting some light snow showers and flurries, although the bulk of the snow has moved east and will gradually dry out region wide by this afternoon. Dry weather persists through tonight before a much more substantial and moisture rich low moves into Southwest Thursday through Friday. This will bring rather widespread snow (with some mixed rain along the Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay coast) along with blowing snow over parts of the Kuskokwim Delta. It looks to be a rather long snow event with some parts of the Lower Kuskokwim Valley, northern Bristol Bay, and surrounding mountains seeing accumulations of 6-10 inches of snow. Accumulations will be much lower along the Bristol Bay coast and Alaska Peninsula where warm air will change snow to rain during the day Thursday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... Banal and quiescent weather over the Bering will become more active as a North Pacific warm front and associated gale force low move into the central and eastern Bering Sea late this afternoon before shifting east towards Southwest Alaska through Friday. Meanwhile, a gale force front will move toward the far western Bering Sea/Aleutians this afternoon then stall and weaken through Thursday night before another gale force front moves in Friday. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The long range forecast begins Friday with a broad upper level trough situated over the Bering and a surface low over Bristol Bay moving East/Northeast into Southwest Alaska. A large swath of precipitation will spread across the southern half of the state into Friday bringing warmer temperatures and snow to inland locations with rain expected along the coast. For Southcentral, southeast winds look to develop Friday leading to downsloping off the Kenai and Chugach Mountains limiting the amount of precipitation for typically downsloped areas. A shortwave ridge builds in between systems over Southwest then Southcentral Friday night into Saturday bringing a short break of decent weather. A front, with parent low well west over NE Russia, will sweep across the Bering and move into SW Alaska Saturday night before elongating and falling apart as it goes over the Alaska Range. Looking out into next week, long range models are showing less uncertainty than the last couple days and are hinting at the continuation of the upper level trough over the Bering through the first half of the week, and hence a persistent unsettled pattern. There are signs of a pattern change as we head into the latter half of next week, with both the GFS and EC showing an upper level ridge building in over the Bering/Western Alaska. This would lead to the development of dry off shore flow over most of the state, though depending on how far east the ridge axis sets up, could bring down a good shot of cold air from the Arctic. Stay tuned for details. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gale 414 170 173 174 178. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PJS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA LONG TERM...KVP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 3:18 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:48 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 14, 7:47 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 14, 7:47 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 14, 7:47 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:33 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:52 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:52 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 42 hr |
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