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Gale Warning 122, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 4, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 4, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 4, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 6, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 051259
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST TUE FEB 5 2008

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.

PKZ499-060300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A LARGE 960 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 48N 179E WILL WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR
52N 171W TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 54N 160W WED NIGHT. A WEAK LOW
LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 52N 176W TUE NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 52N 1702 AT 990
MB BY THU MORNING. 
$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST TUE FEB 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST TUE FEB 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST TUE FEB 5 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST TUE FEB 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 060001
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST TUE FEB 5 2008

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.

PKZ499-061500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 962 MB LOW NEAR 50N 175W WILL MOVE TO 52N 165W AT 990 MB WED
AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR
51N 178W WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 51N 169W AT 992 MB THU
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST TUE FEB 5 2008


.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST TUE FEB 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST TUE FEB 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST TUE FEB 5 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 061251
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST WED FEB 6 2008

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.

PKZ499-070300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 172W WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR 52N 160W WED
AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT EASTWARD AND DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 987 MB
LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 51N 1772 WED AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 54N 172W BY
FRI MORNING AS A 999 MB LOW. A 952 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 56N 166E THU
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST WED FEB 6 2008

.TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT S OF 55N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST WED FEB 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST WED FEB 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST WED FEB 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 062333
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008

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.

PKZ499-071500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 986 MB LOW NEAR 51N 178W WILL MOVE TO 52N 169W THU NIGHT AND THEN
DISSIPATE. A 957 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 47N 143E FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 071259
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008

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.

PKZ499-080300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 176W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 165W FRI
AFTERNOON. A 955 MB LOW NEAR 45N 166E FRI MORNING WILL MAINTAIN
INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 49N 175E BY SAT MORNING. 
$$

PKZ411-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW SOUTH OF 56N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-080300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 4, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST MON FEB 4 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS FROM THE 12Z RUNS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT.
THE PREVIOUS ECMWF RUNS WERE QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER MODELS
BUT THIS HAS COME IN LINE ON THE 12Z RUN. GFS IS THE MAIN GUIDANCE
FOR THE DAY AND HAS BEEN STABLE AS OF LATE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SURFACE PATTERN IS RATHER
STRAIGHTFORWARD TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA
THAT BROUGHT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LAST NIGHT
IS RAPIDLY WEAKENING AND SHOULD DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A LARGE LOW
SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE JUST SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY.

UPPER LEVELS ARE A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
SHORT TERM FEATURE BEING A SHORT WAVE MOVING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA AND THE NORTH GULF COAST OVERNIGHT. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IT
WILL HAVE MOVED INTO THE YUKON TERRITORIES.
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH MOST OF THE ACTION
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IN THE JET STREAM. THE JET IS WELL
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AROUND 40N AND REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP THE LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA FROM PUSHING
INTO THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE. ITS TREK NORTHWARD WILL END
ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WHERE IT WILL ELONGATE AND FINALLY DISSIPATE IN
THE ABSENCE OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ZONE 131
AND  135 WITH THE SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COLD AIR IS
IN PLACE AS WELL AS THE TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THE
TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. EVEN AFTER THE SHORT WAVE PASSES
THROUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN UP UNTIL THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS
TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA WHILE WEAKENING IS STILL BRINGING WINDY
CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS IN
BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH
AND THE LOW DISSIPATES OVERNIGHT.
ALEUTIANS WILL SEE INCREASING WINDS AND SOME SNOW TONIGHT AS THE LOW
MOVES IN. TEMPERATURES MAY WARM ENOUGH TO PUSH RAIN INTO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WITH THIS SYSTEM BEFORE MORE COLD AIR FILTERS IN AS THE LOW
ELONGATES.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IS THE PATTERN AND THE
JET STREAM WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THERE WILL
NOT BE LARGE CHANGES IN THE WEATHER FOR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE
IN THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 135.
MARINE...GALE 121 129 130 132 155 160 165 171 176 179 185.
         STORM 170 172 175.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120-141 160 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FEB 08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 4, 5:20 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC18 hr
Feb 4, 5:30 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Feb 4, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 4, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 4, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Feb 5, 12:33 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC58 hr
Feb 5, 5:59 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC15 hr
Feb 5, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 5, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 5, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 5, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 5, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.