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Storm Warning 53, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 3, 2025, 3:54 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 3, 2025, 3:54 PM AKST (00:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2025, 3:48 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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247 FZAK52 PAFC 040054 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 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. PKZ199-041415- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 mb low 215 nm South of Attu moves to 60 nm South of Kiska at 972 mb by Tue afternoon. Its front sweeps across the Bering and Aleutian Chain as it elongates into multiple smaller lows. The frontal complex pushes into the mainland coast through Wednesday $$ PKZ750-041415- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-041415- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ752-041415- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ753-041415- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ754-041415- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ755-041415- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ756-041415- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ757-041415- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ758-041415- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ759-041415- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ770-041415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ772-041415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ771-041415- Unalaska Bay- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ773-041415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ774-041415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ775-041415- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ776-041415- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ777-041415- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ778-041415- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$ PKZ780-041415- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ781-041415- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ782-041415- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. $$ PKZ783-041415- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 35 ft. $$ PKZ784-041415- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt in the evening. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ785-041415- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 34 ft. $$ PKZ786-041415- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas 28 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt except NE 45 kt from Shemya W. Seas 28 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ787-041415- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ766-041415- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ760-041415- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ761-041415- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ762-041415- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 1 foot. Rain and snow. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ763-041415- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .TUE...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow and rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. .THU...W wind 25 kt. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ764-041415- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SW late. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ765-041415- North and West of Nunivak Island- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ767-041415- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 354 PM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray along the ice edge. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray along the ice edge. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Snow. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels along the ice edge. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. $$
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414 FZAK52 PAFC 041248 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 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. PKZ199-050145- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967mb low 200nm southwest of Shemya moves to 170nm south of Adak Wed evening. Its front moves across the Aleutians reaching the mainland coast Wed afternoon. Multiple weak lows form in the Bering Sea through mid-week. $$ PKZ750-050145- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-050145- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ752-050145- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ753-050145- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ754-050145- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ755-050145- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ756-050145- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ757-050145- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ758-050145- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ759-050145- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ770-050145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ772-050145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ771-050145- Unalaska Bay- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt gusts to 40 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ773-050145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ774-050145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ775-050145- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ776-050145- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. and rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ777-050145- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ778-050145- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$ PKZ780-050145- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...SW wind 25 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ781-050145- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ782-050145- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. $$ PKZ783-050145- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 35 ft. $$ PKZ784-050145- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ785-050145- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 34 ft. $$ PKZ786-050145- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt except NE 50 kt from Shemya W. Seas 29 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ787-050145- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ766-050145- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ760-050145- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ761-050145- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ762-050145- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .WED...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ763-050145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ764-050145- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ765-050145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Snow. .WED...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Snow. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ767-050145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 348 AM AKST Tue Mar 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels along the ice edge. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Snow. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels along the ice edge. .WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. $$
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 3, 5:38 AM AKST, 10 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 5:38 AM AKST, 10 hours 16 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 538 AM AKST Mon Mar 3 2025 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Southeasterly flow aloft will continue to pump warm and moist air over Southcentral Alaska today. This is due to a highly amplified upper level ridge over British Columbia and an upper level trough extending from the Alaska Peninsula southeastward and undercutting the Gulf of Alaska. This trough is coming into better focus as models have now come into good general agreement that it will develop into a cut-off low south of the Gulf this afternoon and then track southeastward into Tuesday. As this first low moves Southeast, it will give way to a more significant upper level low in the Bering Sea which will move toward the Gulf Wednesday into Thursday. There are a number of ways this might unfold with the main question being how far east this second low moves. Compared to the GFS, the ECMWF model is farther to the east by Wednesday night. This pattern will continue with the GFS being farther west with the surface low than the ECMWF or the NAM for Wednesday and Wednesday night. These differences will determine whether the north Gulf coast will reach Storm force winds or remain Gales with the barrier jet developing north of the low. It also will impact the chances of any precipitation for Southcentral for the midweek period. Either solution will likely bring coastal rain and mountain snow to the eastern Kenai Peninsula. However, the GFS is the only model to give a chance of precipitation for the Western Kenai Peninsula through Anchorage and into the Mat-Su when the upper level trough lifts northward through the area. For this to happen, the trough would have to align just right with its timing and the moisture associated with the surface low which will be dissipating as it moves inland. While this is possible, the more likely scenario is for the cross-barrier flow to win out and downslope out the precipitation for the Western Kenai and Anchorage areas, as well as farther north into the Mat-Su. The airmass currently over Southcentral is quite a bit warmer aloft than the air that will move through with this midweek trough. Therefore, expect mild temperatures through mid week with a cooling trend after the trough goes through. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Monday to Wednesday)... Overnight through 5:00AM today: Temperatures remained in the upper 30s and scattered rain showers were common across the AK Pen and Bristol Bay coast. Farther north in the Kuskokwim Valley, temperatures cooled into the upper teens/lower 20s despite continued southerly wind flow and a mostly cloudy sky. Northerly winds, gusting as high as 30 knots, continued to bring rounds of snow showers from Nelson Lagoon to Dutch Harbor with temperatures holding in the lower 30s. A weak low pressure system continues to move over the AK Pen and through Bristol Bay through the day today bringing another round of scattered rain showers to the region. As the low moves through Bristol Bay, the rain mixes with snow. Snow overspreads the Kuskokwim Delta as the low moves northward over coastal SWAK. A brief period of dry conditions return in the wake of this low continuing through tomorrow morning for SWAK and the AK Pen. Northerly winds will continue to bring snow showers to the Central Aleutians today as a trough moves across the Bering and the SWAK low moves northward. Temperatures remain in the lower 30s, too. A stationary low southwest of Shemya impacts the Western and Central Aleutians through tomorrow evening bringing storm to gale force winds. Its front becomes elongated Tuesday resulting in multiple weak lows forming and causing continuous waves of rain/snow through mid-week. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7 - Thursday through Sunday)... The high amplitude upper level ridge extending over Southeast Alaska and Western Canada will continue to be pushed east as broad upper troughing moves in from the Bering Sea and Western Alaska. A generally unsettled pattered will kick off the long term period with relatively good model agreement in the upper levels of the atmosphere and more uncertain surface features locally enhancing the weather. A surface low supported by Pacific moisture and troughing aloft will bring a round of moderate precipitation to Prince William Sound on Thursday before moving on towards the Panhandle later in the week. Northerly flow on the backside of the low will bring in colder air and could cause gusty winds through bays and passes of the Eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula. Upper ridging will track across the Bering Sea Friday and Saturday, quickly being followed by another low pressure system. Drier conditions are expected for Southcentral to start the weekend as high pressure moves over the state. The low following the aforementioned ridge will likely bring widespread precipitation and gusty southerly winds to the Aleutian Chain as it marches eastward, but there is still uncertainty about the low's strength at this time. Most of Alaska will continue to see warmer than normal temperatures for the next week, with cooler temperatures possible by the weekend as northerly flow comes in behind the trough. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions will persist throughout the TAF period. Wind speeds at the surface are expected to remain light and northerly through the TAF period. There is some uncertainty about low level wind shear, but the current thinking is that elevated southeasterly winds will generally remain above 2000 ft. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 3:47 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:54 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:54 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:54 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:03 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:18 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:18 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:48 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:48 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 4, 3:48 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:43 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:43 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:43 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:43 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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