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Gale Warning 273, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2021, 3:46 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Mar 5, 2021, 3:46 AM AKST (12:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2021, 3:38 PM AKST
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- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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748 FZAK51 PAFC 051246 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-060145- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 mb low 60 nm south of Sitkinak exits the southern Gulf at 992 mb by Sat morning. A 993 mb North Pacific low moves to 80 nm southwest of Yakutat by Sat morning and then dissipates 110 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 1000 mb by Sun morning. $$ PKZ119-060145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-060145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ121-060145- Resurrection Bay- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-060145- Prince William Sound- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-060145- Port Valdez- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-060145- Valdez Narrows- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-060145- Valdez Arm- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-060145- Passage Canal- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-060145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-060145- Barren Islands East- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ132-060145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming NW 45 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft except 8 ft N of Dangerous Cape. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-060145- Chiniak Bay- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-060145- Marmot Bay- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-060145- Shelikof Strait- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-060145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-060145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-060145- Kachemak Bay- 346 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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889 FZAK51 PAFC 060053 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-061400- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 mb low 165 nm South of Kodiak City exits the Southern Gulf Fri night. Its front dissipates over the Central Gulf for Sat morning. A 993 mb low 120 nm West of Sitka moves to 80 nm West of Yakutat at 1006 mb Sat night then dissipates into a trough that stretches across the Northern Gulf through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-061400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near the Copper River Delta after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Gust to 40 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-061400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of Resurrection Bay. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of Resurrection Bay. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ121-061400- Resurrection Bay- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-061400- Prince William Sound- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-061400- Port Valdez- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-061400- Valdez Narrows- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-061400- Valdez Arm- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-061400- Passage Canal- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-061400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-061400- Barren Islands East- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-061400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 40 kt in the evening. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-061400- Chiniak Bay- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-061400- Marmot Bay- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-061400- Shelikof Strait- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of western bays and passes. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of western bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-061400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-061400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. .WED...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-061400- Kachemak Bay- 353 PM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray W of Homer. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray W of Homer in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
538 FZAK51 PAFC 061230 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-070100- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 mb low 90 nm southwest of Yakutat moves to 90 nm southeast of Cordova at 1006 mb Sat night then dissipates into a trough that stretches across the Northern Gulf through Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-070100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-070100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-070100- Resurrection Bay- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-070100- Prince William Sound- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-070100- Port Valdez- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-070100- Valdez Narrows- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-070100- Valdez Arm- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-070100- Passage Canal- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-070100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-070100- Barren Islands East- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-070100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-070100- Chiniak Bay- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-070100- Marmot Bay- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-070100- Shelikof Strait- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft Freezing spray along the Alaska Peninsula coast. .SUN...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-070100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray and patchy freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-070100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. .WED...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-070100- Kachemak Bay- 330 AM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
887 FZAK51 PAFC 070038 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-071400- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough lingers across the Northern Gulf through Mon afternoon. A new front approaches the Western Gulf for Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-071400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-071400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of Resurrection Bay. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-071400- Resurrection Bay- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .SUN...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-071400- Prince William Sound- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. N of Naked Island, N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-071400- Port Valdez- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-071400- Valdez Narrows- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-071400- Valdez Arm- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-071400- Passage Canal- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ130-071400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-071400- Barren Islands East- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt decreasing to 25 kts after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-071400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-071400- Chiniak Bay- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-071400- Marmot Bay- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-071400- Shelikof Strait- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kts through western bays and passes in the evening. Freezing Spray along the Alaska Peninsula coast. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-071400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray and patchy freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-071400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. .WED...N wind 10 kt. .THU...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-071400- Kachemak Bay- 338 PM AKST Sat Mar 6 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:53 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:53 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 4, 3:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:59 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:46 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:58 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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