Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 224, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 26, 2008, 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 26, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2008, 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 270057 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 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. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 420 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 990 MB THURSDAY. A 986 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 160 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 988 MB THURSDAY. A 984 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 270624 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 UPDATED ZONE 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 420 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 990 MB THURSDAY. A 986 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 160 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 988 MB THURSDAY. A 984 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 925 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271308 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 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. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA BECOMES A 988 MB LOW WED NIGHT 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 1000 MB THU NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BECOMES A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THURSDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271336 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA BECOMES A 988 MB LOW WED NIGHT 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 1000 MB THU NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BECOMES A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THURSDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271546 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 UPDATED ZONES 172 175 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. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA BECOMES A 988 MB LOW WED NIGHT 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 1000 MB THU NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BECOMES A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THURSDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 640 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 640 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280101 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS BACK SOUTHWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. A 997 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS SOUTHWARD WED NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU. A 985 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT THU AND MOVE TO 125 NM EAST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT ALONG THE COAST AND OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS TOWARD ATTU. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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 26, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...FORECAST MODEL SOLUTIONS OUT WEST ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT ON THE LAST TWO RUNS. DIFFERENCES OCCUR MAINLY IN THE EAST. BIGGEST CHANGE IS WITH FURTHER EAST POSITIONING OF SURFACE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WED NIGHT AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THIS TREND THROUGH THU. ALTHOUGH THE FRONTAL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE IS SIMILAR ON BOTH THE 00Z-12Z MODEL RUNS. FURTHER EAST POSITION OF LOW NEAR KODIAK WOULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WIND FORECAST. SO FOR NOW WILL GENERALLY LEAN WITH 00Z GFS RUN THIS FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. .UPPER LEVELS... NO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE UPPER AIR PATTERN. THE BERING SEA HIGH HAS PINCHED OFF NORTH AND IS ON ITS WAY TO THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC. UPPER LOW CENTER EVIDENT ON SAT IMAGE SHOWS WEST MOVEMENT TO JUST SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THIS CENTER TO WEAKEN NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS DEVELOPING CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN WED NIGHT/THU. THIS CENTER EVENTUALLY DROPS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI AS THE LONG WAVE DIGS SW FROM THE CANADIAN ARCTIC TO OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE RIDGE THEN REBUILDS BACK OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY AS THE LONG WAVE MOVES TO ALONG THE ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...MOISTURE MOVING NORTH INTO THE GULF WITH LOW COMPLEX IS STARTING TO SHOW ON THE MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR. EXPECT SNOW WILL SPREAD TO MUCH OF THE GULF AND COASTAL LOCATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. FRONTAL TROUGH WILL BE FAIRLY WEAK AS IT MOVES OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...SO WOULD NOT EXPECT MUCH PRECIPITATION AS IT MOVES INLAND. WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY WITH PRECIPITATION OVER THE GULF TONIGHT AHEAD OF ADVANCE FRONTAL TROUGH. EXPECT GENERALLY GALES TONIGHT...BUT WINDS SHOULD SETTLE DOWN SOME WED. POSITION OF NEXT LOW TO MOVE SW OF KODIAK WED NIGHT IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER...EXPECT GENERAL FRONTAL TROUGH TO MOVE TO OVER KODIAK ISLAND WED NIGHT AND TO THE NORTH GULF THU. EXPECT ANOTHER BATCH OF WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ALONG WITH SOMEWHAT WARMER TEMPS AND POSSIBILITY OF MIXED PRECIPITATION. .WEST...LIGHT SNOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS THE WAVE MOVES WEST. GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL HOLD OVER SW ALASKA THROUGH WED...MAY SEE A LITTLE SNOW TO EASTERN BRISTOL BAY WED NIGHT/THU WITH WEAK OVERRUNNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AS FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ELONGATES AND TRIPLE POINT MOVES SOUTH OF UNALASKA. GUSTY EAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL LIKELY SPREAD TO THE EAST ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN TONIGHT AND WED. BRISK AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS LIKELY OVER THE AK PEN AND EXTREME EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT...AND AK PEN THU. STRONG SE WINDS LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT/THU IN ADVANCE OF APPROACHING FRONTAL TROUGH. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODEL UNCERTAINTY...LITTLE CHANGE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 138 155 170 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC FEB 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 9:55 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 26, 10:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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