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Storm Warning 65, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 6, 2022, 3:06 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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- Issued
- Mar 6, 2022, 3:06 AM AKST (12:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2022, 3:10 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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805 FZAK52 PAFC 061206 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 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. PKZ199-070045- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 mb low 140 nm N of Shemya lifts into arctic Russia Mon morning. A 1000 mb low 485 nm SE of Cold Bay moves to 140 nm SE of Cold Bay Mon morning before transitioning to an open wave trough over the central Bering Tue morning. A 982 mb low 375 nm SW of Shemya on Mon moves to 430 nm W of Shemya through Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-070045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-070045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-070045- Bristol Bay- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-070045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-070045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-070045- Unalaska Bay- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-070045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-070045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-070045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ175-070045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-070045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-070045- Adak to Kiska- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-070045- Kiska to Attu- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 50 kt, primarily west of 172E. Bering side, seas 15 ft. Pacific side, seas 17 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-070045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-070045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-070045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. Freezing spray. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot in the morning becoming 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ185-070045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 306 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 30 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. .MON...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 15 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$
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329 FZAK52 PAFC 070017 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 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. PKZ199-071330- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 mb low in the western Bering Sea lifts into the Kamchatka Peninsula Mon morning. A 1000 mb North Pacific low 330 nm south of Sand Point moves to 100 nm south of King Cove Mon morning. The low weakens as it lifts northward Mon afternoon. A 975 mb low 375 nm southwest of Shemya Mon morning moves to 430 nm west of Shemya at 985 mb Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-071330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-071330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-071330- Bristol Bay- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-071330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-071330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-071330- Unalaska Bay- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-071330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-071330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-071330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ175-071330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-071330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-071330- Adak to Kiska- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-071330- Kiska to Attu- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 50 kt. Bering side, seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Pac side, seas 16 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-071330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-071330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S of Cape Newenham, E wind 30 kt. N of Cape Newenham, NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-071330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. Freezing spray. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ185-071330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 317 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. .MON...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 15 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$
171 FZAK52 PAFC 071231 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 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. PKZ199-080200- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 mb North Pacific low moves to 90 nm south of Cold Bay by Mon morning and dissipated by Mon evening. A 979 mb low moves to 280 nm southwest of Shemya on Tue morning and persists through Wed morning. Its front moves across the western Bering through Wed afternoon. A 994 mb low develops 130 nm southeast of Adak by Wed morning. A separate 996 mb North Pacific low moves to 170 nm south of Cold Bay by Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-080200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-080200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-080200- Bristol Bay- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-080200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-080200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-080200- Unalaska Bay- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-080200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-080200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-080200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-080200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-080200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-080200- Adak to Kiska- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft Bering side...18 ft Pacific side. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft Bering side...19 ft Pacific side. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-080200- Kiska to Attu- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt. Bering side, seas 15 ft. Pacific side, seas 17 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft Bering side...26 ft Pacific side. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-080200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-080200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-080200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-080200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 331 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 15 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$
047 FZAK52 PAFC 080010 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 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. PKZ199-081300- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 mb low moves to 280 nm southwest of Shemya Tue morning and persists through Wed afternoon. Its front moves across the western Bering through Wed afternoon. A 998 mb North Pacific low moves to 230 nm south of Sand Point Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-081300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-081300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt except NE 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-081300- Bristol Bay- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-081300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except SE 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-081300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-081300- Unalaska Bay- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-081300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-081300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-081300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-081300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-081300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-081300- Adak to Kiska- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft Bering side... 18 ft Pac side. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-081300- Kiska to Attu- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-081300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-081300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-081300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-081300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 310 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray late. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Mar 5, 8:12 PM AKST, 6 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 8:12 PM AKST, 6 hours 54 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 812 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A surface low situated just off the northeast Kodiak Island coast this afternoon is continuing to move toward Prince William Sound. This low is strengthening as it moves toward the Southcentral coast, aided by a southerly 100+ kt jet streak and a vigorous upper-level shortwave moving across Southwest Alaska. Strong lift and deep moisture advection ahead of this feature produced a band of locally heavy snow from the western Kenai Peninsula to the Anchorage Bowl this morning, with 3.5 inches of snow recorded in a one hour period (9am to 10 am) at the Anchorage NWS office. As of 7pm, 11.7 inches of snow have fallen at the NWS office. Snow is also falling across the Mat-Su Valleys, albeit lighter in intensity, as well as in Valdez. Rain is falling along the immediate coast from Cordova to Whittier and Seward. To the west, show showers persist across parts of the Kuskokwim Delta and Bristol Bay, as the shortwave trough moves overhead. A ridge of high pressure has settled over the eastern half of the Bering and Aleutians with generally tranquil conditions. Farther west, a storm-force low is occluding as lifts to over Shemya and Attu this afternoon. Southerly wind ahead of a cold front peaked just shy of 60 kt for Adak with winds over 40 kt for Atka. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in good agreement with the overall synoptic pattern and timing of various waves moving across the region through the next several days. However, none of the guidance had the initial band of heavy snow for the Anchorage Bowl. The 12z GEM regional, though, did place some moderate precipitation across the western Kenai peninsula, extending up to Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley. The GEM regional, along with the recent 18z hi- res model runs, are all indicating that a second round of heavier precipitation will move back over Anchorage by 00z Sunday and linger, especially over the eastern half of the city, through 06z. Thus, there is high confidence that snow will continue from Kenai north to the Matanuska Valley through this evening with additional accumulations. Guidance has also come into better agreement with the timing and placement of a surface low moving over the AKPen beginning late Sunday. This feature will weaken as moves north, with mixed rain/snow for Bristol Bay and light snow for the Kuskokwim Delta. && .AVIATION... PANC... IFR conditions will prevail through Saturday evening as snow continues to taper off across the terminal. The snow is expected to come to an end around 6z Sunday as the storm move east. This, coupled with a developing northerly wind, should allow for MFVR, and possible VFR, conditions to return and remain through Sunday afternoon. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Widespread snow will continue across Southcentral Alaska this afternoon and evening. The snow will be moderate to heavy at times. For the Anchorage Bowl and Matanuska Valley, the heaviest snow is expected between 6pm and 9pm AKST. Additional snowfall accumulations expected are 3-6" for the Anchorage Bowl, 5-10" for the Upper Hillside due to orographic enhancement and 3-6" for the Matanuska Valley. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the Anchorage Bowl and Upper Hillside through 1am AKST tonight. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the Matanuska Valley through 1am AKST tonight. A Winter Weather Advisory also remains in effect for the northern Copper Basin (north of Gakona) through 9am AKST on Sunday morning for an additional 5-10" of snow with localized amounts up to 12". The snow will then gradually taper off from west to east overnight tonight and then the main weather focus will be strong off-shore flow. Colder temperatures over the Copper Basin with a strong south to north pressure gradient (high pressure over the Alaskan interior and low pressure over the Gulf of Alaska), strong off shore flow is expected in the Valdez Arm, Valdez Narrows, Copper Delta and Thompson Pass. The winds will be strongest from late Sunday night through mid-day Monday as this period will have the strongest south to north pressure gradient. These strong winds will then rapidly ease on Tuesday as the pressure gradients weaken. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Today through Tuesday)... Snow is waning over the western slopes of the Alaska/Aleutian Range this evening as a low pressure system in the northern Gulf and accompanying upper-level shortwave exit eastward. In their wake, a ridge of high pressure moves in over Southwest Alaska tonight, giving way to colder temperatures and clearer conditions. With clearer skies, dry mid-levels, and light winds, there will be significant potential for fog to develop over the Kuskokwim Delta and Lower Kuskokwim Valley. Winds will be a little stronger in the Bristol Bay region overnight, allowing for more mixing and reduced potential for fog. The next low pressure system reaches the AKPEN Sunday night, bringing mostly snow with some rain possibly mixing in at times. The low's attendant front reaches the Southwest coast by Monday and pushes inland through Tuesday, bringing a round of light snow. Strong southeasterly flow will accompany the front, resulting in downslope holes in the lee of the Aleutian Range and the Kuskokwim Mountains. As a result, the heaviest snow is expected on the eastern slopes of the Kuskokwim Mountains and along the Kuskokwim Delta coast, where up to 2 inches of snow should accumulate. There is a slight potential for blowing snow along the northern Bristol Bay coast with this front as well, though with temperatures in the 30s, marginal winds of 15 to 25 mph, and light snowfall rates, reductions in visibility are be likely to be brief and isolated in nature. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Today through Tuesday)... A storm force low centered near the western Aleutians this evening will track northward, bringing a swath of southerly gales northward across the western Bering through Sunday. Its front will extend across the central Bering/Aleutians, with southerly gales which diminish tonight. The western Aleutians see a mix of rain and snow through Sunday morning, while the central Aleutians will receive primarily rain. A second North Pacific low will track towards the Alaska Peninsula Sunday night bringing gale force winds south of the peninsula. Precipitation will begin as snow for the eastern Aleutians/AKPEN through Monday before transitioning to rain showers as the low tracks into the eastern Bering. && .Marine (Days 3 through 5: Tuesday through Thursday)... Gulf of Alaska: A pair of fronts will move across the Gulf spreading Gales near Kodiak Island along the Barren Islands and Shelikof Strait Tuesday and then a barrier jet forming across the northern Gulf Wednesday into Thursday with gales possible. There may be a low that develops along the second front Thursday which could strengthen winds, but low confidence due to model differences. Seas will generally be between 9-15 feet over open waters. Bering Sea: A gale force low near Attu Island with possible storm force gusts will remain nearly stationary through the period producing Gales near the western Aleutians and western Bering. It will push a front across the Bering through Thursday with pockets of Gales possible near the front. Models indicate that a low will form along the front somewhere south of the AKPen or the eastern Aleutians which could enhance winds, however models differ on strength and timing of this low. Seas will generally be 15 feet or less across the Bering and 15 to 25 feet near the western and central Aleutians. && .Long Term Discussion (Days 4 through 7: Wednesday through Saturday)... A blocking high anchored across far east Russia just west of the Bering Strait will remain quasi-stationary through the entire long term with a ridge extending from it into northern sections of Alaska. An elongated trough will be positioned across the southern Bering and Aleutians extending into the Gulf through the period. A strong ridge will begin over the Gulf on Wednesday and shift into western Canada Thursday into Friday which will also low and fronts to enter and progress across the Gulf. As for sensible weather, fronts and low will be able to bring rain and snow into Southwest and Southcentral Alaska, but should weaken considerably as they move inland and encounter high pressure across the interior. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Winter Storm Warning: 101 Winter Weather Advisory: 111 141. MARINE...Gale: 127 129-132 138 150 155 173-175 177 178 185 411-413. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...TM SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ED SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CQ MARINE/LONG TERM...RC
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 5, 9:51 PM AKST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
951 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0806 PM SNOW 13 SE KNIK 61.30N 149.53W
03/05/2022 M15.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0946 PM SNOW 5 SW ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.93W
03/05/2022 M12.8 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0740 PM SNOW 5 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.83W
03/05/2022 M12.3 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
CORRECTS PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM 5 SSE
ANCHORAGE.
0610 PM SNOW 6 SE ANCHORAGE 61.14N 149.82W
03/05/2022 M11.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0639 PM SNOW 11 SE KNIK 61.32N 149.55W
03/05/2022 M10.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0601 PM SNOW 12 SE KNIK 61.31N 149.54W
03/05/2022 E10.2 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0300 PM SNOW 5 SW ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.98W
03/05/2022 M9.9 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
TOTAL MEASURED SINCE THE START OF THE EVENT.
0839 PM SNOW 8 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.10N 149.82W
03/05/2022 M9.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
SNOW IS TAPERING OFF.
0224 PM SNOW 2 SW ANCHORAGE 61.20N 149.94W
03/05/2022 E9.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
ESTIMATED SNOWFALL RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR.
0730 PM SNOW BIG LAKE 61.51N 149.95W
03/05/2022 M9.0 INCH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0906 PM SNOW 9 SE ANCHORAGE 61.12N 149.72W
03/05/2022 M9.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0230 PM SNOW 2 NE ANCHORAGE 61.24N 149.85W
03/05/2022 M8.8 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 4.4 INCHES AT 10:30 AM.
0502 PM SNOW 5 E ANCHORAGE 61.19N 149.76W
03/05/2022 M8.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0249 PM SNOW 13 SE KNIK 61.30N 149.53W
03/05/2022 M8.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0916 PM SNOW 11 SE ANCHORAGE 61.07N 149.77W
03/05/2022 M8.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0459 PM SNOW 8 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.10N 149.82W
03/05/2022 M7.1 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0200 PM SNOW 3 E ANCHORAGE 61.21N 149.81W
03/05/2022 E7.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0230 PM SNOW 5 SE ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.80W
03/05/2022 E7.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0329 PM SNOW 9 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.10N 149.74W
03/05/2022 M7.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
850 FEET ELEVATION.
0414 PM SNOW 9 SE ANCHORAGE 61.12N 149.72W
03/05/2022 M7.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0458 PM SNOW 8 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.10N 149.82W
03/05/2022 M7.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
1128 AM SNOW 1 E ANCHORAGE 61.21N 149.86W
03/05/2022 M6.8 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
1009 AM SNOW 2 S ANCHORAGE 61.19N 149.89W
03/05/2022 E6.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
4 INCHES FROM 7:30 TO 9:30 AM, 2 INCHES FROM
9:30 TO 10 AM.
0230 PM SNOW BIG LAKE 61.52N 149.95W
03/05/2022 M6.0 INCH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK NWS EMPLOYEE
HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING.
0319 PM SNOW 6 SSW ANCHORAGE 61.14N 149.97W
03/05/2022 E6.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0400 PM SNOW 5 WSW WASILLA 61.54N 149.60W
03/05/2022 M5.5 INCH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK NWS EMPLOYEE
1005 AM SNOW 5 SSW ANCHORAGE 61.14N 149.94W
03/05/2022 E5.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
1029 AM SNOW 3 E ANCHORAGE 61.21N 149.79W
03/05/2022 E5.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
1252 PM SNOW 4 W STERLING 60.51N 150.91W
03/05/2022 E5.0 INCH KENAI PENINSULA AK PUBLIC
0400 PM SNOW 4 NE KNIK 61.50N 149.67W
03/05/2022 E5.0 INCH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK NWS EMPLOYEE
1225 PM SNOW 5 SE ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.82W
03/05/2022 M4.6 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0320 PM SNOW 12 NNW HOPE 61.06N 149.76W
03/05/2022 M4.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK TRAINED SPOTTER
24-HR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
0117 PM SNOW 7 S ANCHORAGE 61.12N 149.86W
03/05/2022 M4.4 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
1154 AM SNOW 4 E ANCHORAGE 61.21N 149.78W
03/05/2022 M4.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0430 PM SNOW 3 ENE MEADOW LAKES 61.64N 149.51W
03/05/2022 M3.5 INCH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0116 PM SNOW 10 E KNIK 61.42N 149.46W
03/05/2022 E3.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
1136 AM SNOW 9 SE ANCHORAGE 61.12N 149.72W
03/05/2022 M2.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
1015 AM SNOW 10 E KNIK 61.42N 149.46W
03/05/2022 E1.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
&&Local storm report, Mar 5, 10:18 PM AKST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1018 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1003 PM SNOW 6 SE ANCHORAGE 61.14N 149.82W
03/05/2022 M12.3 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
&&Local storm report, Mar 5, 10:47 PM AKST, 4 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1047 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 PM SNOW VALDEZ 61.13N 146.35W
03/05/2022 E24.0 INCH VALDEZ-CORDOVA AK PUBLIC
&&
APLocal storm report, Mar 6, 12:42 AM AKST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1242 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 AM SNOW 1 NE ANCHORAGE 61.23N 149.86W
03/06/2022 M9.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
1101 HOLLYWOOD DRIVE.
&&
NSLocal storm report, Mar 6, 12:43 AM AKST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1243 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1104 PM SNOW 13 SE KNIK 61.30N 149.53W
03/05/2022 M17.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
&&Local storm report, Mar 6, 12:44 AM AKST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1244 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1107 PM SNOW 15 E ANCHORAGE 61.23N 149.44W
03/05/2022 M15.2 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:19 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 5, 3:19 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 5, 3:31 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 5, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 6, 3:06 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Mar 6, 3:06 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 3:22 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr |
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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.