Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 234, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 140008 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 MARINE 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. PKZ199-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE OVER BETHEL THIS EVENING. A 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE OVER COLD BAY EARLY MON THEN WILL MOVE OVER CAPE NEWENHAM MON AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE IN THE 980S WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AROUND 100 MILES N OF ADAK INTO MON NIGHT. A LOW WILL DEVELOP INTO THE 960S 250 NM S OF UNALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED ...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND FOG. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 141248 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR BETHEL MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 982 MB LOW 800 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO 965 MB. $$ PKZ150-150300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-150300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-150300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 209 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141316 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 CORRECTED AREA 15. MARINE 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. PKZ199-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR BETHEL MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 982 MB LOW 800 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO 965 MB. $$ PKZ150-150300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-150300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-150300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 415 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 142334 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF BETHEL WILL MOVE TO 420 NM NORTH OF BETHEL TUE MORNING AND WEAKENS TO 990 MB. A 960 MB LOW 800 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU MORNING AND WEAKENS TO 970 MB THU. $$ PKZ150-151500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 13, 5:50 AM AKST, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 5:50 AM AKST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1050 AM AST SUN FEB 13 2005
.DISCUSSION...
ANALYSIS - THE MAJOR UPPER LOW COMPLEX OVER THE BERING SEA IS SHOWING
SOME SIGNS OF RETRO MOVEMENT WEST BUT HAS ALSO FOUND SOME NEW COLD
AIR -39C AT 500 MB AS PER 12Z PASY RAOB. THE MAIN SURFACE LOW IN THE
BERING HAS FILLED TO 967 MB NEAR ADAK BUT A WAVE HAS DEVELOPED TO 976
MB IN BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING. NCEP 12Z ANALYSIS SHOWS A MONDO SFC
PRESSURE GRADIENT S OF KODIAK ISLAND AND A COLD FRONT STRUCTURE ALONG
152W OR SO. ANOTHER DEVELOPER IS NEAR 46N 168W AT 16Z ON SATELLITE
PROBABLY AROUND 989 MB WITH DECENT COLD AIR SUPPORT. THE UPPER RIDGE
AXIS IS NOW ALONG 145W OR SO AND THE RADARS ALL SHOW PRECIP ACROSS
OUR GIGANTIC FORECAST AREA. THE JET AT 250 MB THIS MORNING IS VERY
STRONG FROM JAPAN ALONG 35N AT 165 KT WITH THE SPLIT AT 165W.
AER FORECASTS - AS THE DEVELOPING LOW GOES TO BETHEL THIS AFTERNOON
DOWNSLOPE WIND WILL PEAK FOR ANCHORAGE. TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY
STARTED TO WARM AFTER A BRISK LAST NIGHT. PLENTY OF SNOW MOVING INTO
ZONE 145 TODAY AS PER RADAR AND THE WEST SIDE THERE SHOULD GET MORE
SNOW OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AT THE MOMENT THE HIGH WIND WATCH
WILL PROBABLY BE CHANGED TO A WARNING ON THE 4 PM PACKAGE. GFS-190
PREFERRED WITH A SSW JET OVER PAFC 00Z TUE. MOISTURE STREAM WILL BE
AIMED AT PAVW THEN.
ALU FORECASTS - EXPECT A DRY SLOT FOR MUCH OF SW ALASKA AS THE
SURFACE LOW MOVES PAST BETHEL THIS EVENING...BUT THE NEXT DEVELOPER
WILL RAPIDLY PUSH MOISTURE INTO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. THIS ONE WILL
BE AROUND 972 MB OVER COLD BAY 12Z MON AS PER THE GFS-190 WHICH IS
THE MAIN SFC LOW THEN. ALL MODELS FORECAST A LOW IN THE 970S NEAR
UNALASKA BY 18Z WED.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HI WND WATCH 101. WIND ADV 125 171 181. WINTER WX ADV 161.
SNOW ADV 145.
MARINE...STORM 132 150. HVY FRZ SPRAY 130 140 141 185.
GALES 120 125 130 138 141 155 160 165 172 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JC FEB 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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