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Gale Warning 282, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 31, 2019

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 31, 2019, 3:08 PM AKDT. It was in force for 49 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Mar 31, 2019, 3:08 PM AKDT (23:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 2, 2019, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
49 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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As transmitted.

130 
FZAK52 PAFC 312308
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

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-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A weak front over the central Aleutians will intensify and spread
over the western and eastern Aleutians Mon night. The front will 
begin to weaken Tue afternoon. 

$$

PKZ150-011215-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ155-011215-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 40 kt except E 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. 
Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ160-011215-
Bristol Bay-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ165-011215-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt except E 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 
ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ170-011215-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ171-011215-
Unalaska Bay-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft
building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-011215-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ173-011215-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ174-011215-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-011215-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ176-011215-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ177-011215-
Adak to Kiska-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ178-011215-
Kiska to Attu-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight.
Seas
9 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ179-011215-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ180-011215-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ181-011215-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ185-011215-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$
3 follow-up statements
925 
FZAK52 PAFC 011127
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

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.

PKZ199-020045-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 985 mb low 760 nm South of Nikolski and a 974 mb low 550 nm
South of Attu will merge to form a 967 mb 375 nm Southwest of Attu 
for Wed morning. Its front pushes across the Aleutians into the 
Southwest Bering through Wed morning. A 972 mb North Pacific low 
moves to 575 nm South of Adak by Wed morning. 

$$

PKZ150-020045-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ155-020045-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ160-020045-
Bristol Bay-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ165-020045-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ170-020045-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ171-020045-
Unalaska Bay-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
building to 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-020045-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
20 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ173-020045-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ174-020045-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-020045-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ176-020045-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft.
Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ177-020045-
Adak to Kiska-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ178-020045-
Kiska to Attu-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ179-020045-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ180-020045-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ181-020045-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ185-020045-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
327 AM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 25 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$
550 
FZAK52 PAFC 020002
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

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.

PKZ199-021245-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 mb low 500 nm south of Nikolski and a 974 mb low 345 nm
south of Attu will merge to form a 970 mb 345 nm southwest of Attu for
Wed morning. Its front pushes across the Aleutians into the 
Southwest Bering through Wed afternoon. A 972 mb North Pacific low
moves to 460 nm south of Nikolski by Wed afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-021245-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ155-021245-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt except E 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. 
Seas 18 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon, except E
wind 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ160-021245-
Bristol Bay-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ165-021245-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt, except 25 kt E of Port Moller. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon, except E
wind 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ170-021245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-021245-
Unalaska Bay-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt by midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-021245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ173-021245-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to S 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 16 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ174-021245-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 
19 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-021245-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ176-021245-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
18 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ177-021245-
Adak to Kiska-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt Bering side, E 30 kt Pacific side. Seas 16 ft.
Rain.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft Bering side... 20 ft
Pacific side. Rain and snow.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ178-021245-
Kiska to Attu-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft.
Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ179-021245-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 
15 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ180-021245-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ181-021245-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ185-021245-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
402 PM AKDT Mon Apr 1 2019

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt, except E 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 
15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE wind 40 
kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$
559 
FZAK52 PAFC 021107
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

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.

PKZ199-030000-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 974 mb low 300 nm South of Attu loops to 430 nm West of Attu at
971 mb by Thu morning. Its front wraps over the Aleutians and 
Bering through Thu morning.

$$

PKZ150-030000-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ155-030000-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt except E 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ160-030000-
Bristol Bay-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ165-030000-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt except E 30 kt from Port Moller E. 
Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ170-030000-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. 
Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ171-030000-
Unalaska Bay-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers.
.WED...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-030000-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 15 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ173-030000-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. 
Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ174-030000-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-030000-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ176-030000-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. 
Seas 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ177-030000-
Adak to Kiska-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ178-030000-
Kiska to Attu-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ179-030000-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ180-030000-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ181-030000-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ185-030000-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
307 AM AKDT Tue Apr 2 2019

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 40 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 40 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 30 kt. W of Saint Matthew
Island, E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 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 31, 4:14 AM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 4:14 AM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
414 AM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
High pressure continues to dominate the southern mainland keeping
skies clear of most cloud cover and light winds over the area. Out
west, an upper level low is approaching the Alaska Peninsula from
the south bringing showers to the area. Farther west still, a
trough sits over the central and western Aleutians bringing rain
to the islands.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Model agreement remains high through early next week regarding the
persistent high over the mainland. In addition, model solutions
are consistent regarding a short wave progression from the North
Pacific into the Bering on Monday.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The strong upper level high, currently centered over Mainland
Alaska will shift slowly to the southeast through Monday before
weakening to a flat ridge over the Gulf through Tuesday. A rather
flat pressure gradient over the area today bringing light general
winds, will allow for the development of localized sea breezes in
the afternoon. Troughing will develop along the northern Gulf
coast tonight, shifting winds to light offshore. Weak offshore
flow will persist Monday and then gradually increase Tuesday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3/Sunday
through Tuesday)...

High pressure and fair weather will persist across Southwest
Alaska through Tuesday. The warm high pressure over the area will
mean the well above normal temperatures will continue, with highs
between 45 and 55 all across the area for the next several days.
There is a slight chance of a shower or two immediately along the
coast on Monday, but that's the only chance of any weather
occurring with this strong high pressure in place.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3/Sunday
through Tuesday).

Quiet weather persists in the eastern Bering and Aleutians due to
high pressure. A stalled out front is over the western Aleutians
and Bering west of Atka. This will continue the light rain and
gusty winds across those areas. The front will finally dissipate
Sunday night. A pair of North Pacific lows will then approach the
area. These lows will begin to merge on Monday into a large low
along the Aleutians by Monday night. This will result in widespread
small craft to gale conditions and continued southeasterly winds
over nearly all of the Bering through this time. Rain will
overspread much of the southern Bering as well, including all of
the Aleutians Monday night. Firmly entrenched high pressure to the
east will prevent any of that active weather from impacting the
eastern Bering and the coast.

&&

.MARINE (Days 3 through 5/Tuesday through Thursday)...

Gulf of Alaska...Confidence remains high for benign conditions
in the Gulf of Alaska waters through Wednesday. Forecast
confidence drops by Thursday as the pattern begins to shift and
become more active in the Gulf. Right now it looks favorable
for winds will remain small craft or lower.

Bering Sea/Aleutians...There is uncertainty in the track of
storms just south of the Aleutian chain. However, this is largely
a continuation of current weather, so would expect periods of gale
force winds as each storm passes by.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7/Wednesday through Saturday)...

The long-term period begins on Wednesday with an upper level ridge
centered from Southwest Alaska up to the Russian Arctic, dividing
the flow across Alaska. On the east side of the ridge a short-wave
trough will drop down the eastern half of mainland Alaska, with
arctic air spreading southward. Model guidance diverges on the
ultimate destination of this trough, with some stalling the trough
in the vicinity of Southcentral/the northern Gulf and others
rotating it westward as ridging over Southwest Alaska retreats
northward. The upper level jet associated with the trough is
weak, so do not expect a big bora windstorm. It looks more like a
harmless incursion of colder air into Southcentral - and possibly
into Southwest Alaska. Expect temperatures for Thursday through
Saturday to return to closer to normal, with high temperatures in
the upper 30s to lower 40s rather than the widespread upper 40s to
around 50 currently being observed. The precipitation forecast is
much more difficult because of the dependency on the evolution of
the trough. If it digs far enough south into the Gulf, could see
a weak surface low spin up and bring precipitation onshore to
Southcentral. Southwest Alaska is more likely to remain dry
through the forecast period.

Meanwhile, west of the upper ridge weather will remain active,
with deep storms over the Pacific impacting the Aleutian chain.
As has been the case, ridging to the north will keep the primary
storm track fairly far south. Thus, the Aleutians will be along
the northern periphery of these storms and likely won't experience
the worst of the winds or precipitation.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JR
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BB
MARINE/LONG TERM...SEB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 3:23 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC61 hr
Mar 31, 3:08 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC49 hr
Mar 31, 3:11 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.