Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 235, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 140010 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A SERIES OF LOWS MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY THROUGH MON NIGHT WILL DRIVE A LONG SOUTHERLY FETCH OVER THE GULF AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OFF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. $$ PKZ120-141500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT... NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...WIND BECOMING SE 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SW AND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 140250 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 540 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 UPDATED AREAS 2B 2B1 AND 3C MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A SERIES OF LOWS MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY THROUGH MON NIGHT WILL DRIVE A LONG SOUTHERLY FETCH OVER THE GULF AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OFF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. $$ PKZ120-141500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 540 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 540 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...WIND BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 540 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT... NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 540 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...WIND BECOMING E 35 KT DURING THE MORNING BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 13 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141257 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-150300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141317 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 CORRECTED FOR AREA 2C HEADLINE. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-150300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141547 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 UPDATE ALL ZONES MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-150300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 700 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 700 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 700 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 700 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING SW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 700 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150029 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-151500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-151500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 14 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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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