Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 153, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 1, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 1, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 021253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 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. PKZ199-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB. A 996 MB LOW 45N 177W WILL MOVE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SUNDAY NIGHT AS 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST ATKA E. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 021314 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 185. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB. A 996 MB LOW 45N 177W WILL MOVE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SUNDAY NIGHT AS 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST ATKA E. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030056 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 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. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW AROUND 360NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 991 MB. A 996 MB LOW 310NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO ABOUT 330 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON AS 993 MB LOW. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE. SW WIND 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON BERING SIDE. W WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030350 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 UPDATED ZONE 172 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW AROUND 360NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 991 MB. A 996 MB LOW 310NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO ABOUT 330 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON AS 993 MB LOW. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE. SW WIND 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 650 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON BERING SIDE. W WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM WEST OF SAINT GEORGE MON MORNING AT 991 MB THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY TUESDAY MORNING. A 986 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT WESTWARD AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB BY MON NIGHT NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A LARGE 958 MB LOW 630 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MON NIGHT AT 964 MB. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 45 KT BY NOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 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 1, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 11:00 AM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI FEB 1 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE IMPROVED TO THE POINT OF BEING DECENT
FOR THE FIRST 48 HOURS. AFTER THAT THE GFS LOOKS TO DO THE BEST INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. NAM DOES NOT DO TERRIBLY BAD BUT PREFER THE GFS
SOLUTION TO HOW THE LOWS MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. DO NOT LIKE
THE UKMET OR ECMWF SOLUTIONS AT ALL. GFS IS THE MAIN GUIDANCE FOR
AFTERNOON PACKAGES.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAINLAND ALASKA REMAINS UNDER SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE AND A BROAD UPPER LEVEL COLD TROUGH.
THE DYNAMICS REMAIN FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND
MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE JET STREAM CAN BE SEEN
WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA ALONG THE 40N PARALLEL ON THE IR SATELLITE.
THE ENERGY FROM THE JET IS NOW SUPPORTING THE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR LEAVING THE LOW WEST OF ATTU WITHOUT UPPER SUPPORT. THE LOW
WEST OF ATTU WILL THEREFORE SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS NORTHWARD OVER
THE WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...LOW COMING UP ON THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BRING SOME SNOW MIXED WITH A LITTLE RAIN TO
THOSE AREAS OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES THROUGH. KODIAK SHOULD DEVELOP SNOW
TONIGHT AS WELL AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THAT AREA. THE FRONT WILL
NOT MAKE IT ANY FURTHER NORTH THAN KODIAK.
FOG AND STRATUS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND COOK INLET. COPPER
RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY HAVE LARGELY CLEARED OUT. THERE MAY BE
A LITTLE LESS FOG IN THE COOK INLET AREA TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT DOWN
THE INLET HAS INCREASED A LITTLE. NORTH GULF COAST REMAINS MOSTLY
CLEAR WITH DRY OFFSHORE FLOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...NOT A LOT OF CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN.
CONTINUE COLD AND DRY OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THE JET STREAM WILL
REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA AND KEEP THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ALONG OR
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 165 170 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:29 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:19 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:10 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:59 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 2, 11:02 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 1:41 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 22 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.