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Gale Warning 282, NWS Anchorage, AK
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
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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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. $$ PKZ185-011215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 308 PM AKDT Sun Mar 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
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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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:23 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:08 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:11 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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