Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 227, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 27, 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 27, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 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 FZAK51 PAFC 280001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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 SOUTHWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF WED EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 280245 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 545 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 UPDATED ZONE 130 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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 SOUTHWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF WED EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 545 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280634 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 UPDATED ZONE 130 AND 138 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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 SOUTHWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF WED EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 930 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 930 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT DISSIPATES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED 989 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 999 MB THU NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AND THEN DISSIPATES. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 290038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW IN THE NEAR CAPE CLEARE WILL DEEPEN TO 990 MB FRI NIGHT WHILE REMAINING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE ON SAT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 27, 7:50 AM AKST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 7:50 AM AKST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1250 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...REX BLOCK IN PLACE WITH CUT-OFF HIGH
CENTERED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA/CHUKCHI SEA AND A LARGE CLOSED LOW
TO THE SOUTH FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO THE NORTH PACIFIC. ANOTHER
LARGE CLOSED LOW IS CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE SURFACE LOWS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE EASTERN BERING
TO NORTH PACIFIC CIRCULATION. THE FIRST IS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING
TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARD. BASED ON OBSERVATIONS AT BUOYS 46035 AND
46073 THE LOW IS A LITTLE STRONGER THAN MODELS INDICATE. A LOW SOUTH
OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS NEARLY STATIONARY UNDERNEATH THE UPPER
CENTER. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS EASTWARD ALONG 50N TO ANOTHER WEAK
LOW AND THEN FURTHER EAST TO A TRIPLE POINT WHICH SHOWS SIGNS OF
DEVELOPING INTO A LOW. NORTH OF THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF IS
A YET ANOTHER WEAK LOW TRACKING WESTWARD. A WARM OCCLUSION EXTENDS
NORTHWARD FROM THE LOW...MOVING WESTWARD TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND AND
THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. SNOW IS CURRENTLY BEING OBSERVED FROM
KODIAK ISLAND TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND AROUND KACHEMAK
BAY. KENAI RADAR SHOWS WEAK ECHOES COVERING COOK INLET AND THE
SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY...BUT PRECIPITATION IS SUBLIMATING AS IT
FALLS INTO VERY DRY LOW-LEVEL AIR (AS SEEN IN THE 12Z ANCHORAGE
SOUNDING).
.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS WERE TOO WEAK AND A BIT OFF ON
LOCATION OF SOUTHERN BERING LOW. OTHERWISE...MODEL INITIALIZATION
LOOKED GOOD. MODELS DONT USUALLY HANDLE MULTIPLE LOWS AROUND A
MAIN CENTER VERY WELL. HOWEVER...THIS MORNINGS SOLUTIONS ARE ALL
GROUPED CLOSE TOGETHER THROUGH ABOUT 48 HOURS AND LITTLE CHANGE
WILL BE MADE TO THE CURRENT FORECAST. AFTER THIS SOLUTIONS DIVERGE
SIGNIFICANTLY IN STRENGTH AND PLACEMENT OF LOWS FORMING ALONG THE
FRONT JUST SOUTH AND WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS. WILL TREND TOWARD THIS
FORECAST THROUGH ABOUT SATURDAY BECAUSE CURRENT FORECAST JUST
INDICATES A FRONT WITH NO WELL DEFINED LOW. THERE IS ALSO POOR
RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY BACK OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH UPPER TROUGH
MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. THEREFORE...WILL KEEP FORECAST AS IS FOR NOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
CUT-OFF HIGH WILL RETROGRADE WESTWARD OVER EASTERN SIBERIA A BIT
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH DROPS SOUTHWARD FROM THE
POLE ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING SOUTHWARD
FROM THE KAMCHATKA LOW ROTATES NORTHEASTWARD TO ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS...EVENTUALLY CONNECTING UP TO THE MAINLAND TROUGH. THIS
IN TURN PUSHES THE EASTERN BERING/NORTH PACIFIC CLOSED LOW EASTWARD
ACROSS THE GULF.
THE WARM OCCLUSION AFFECTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL WASH OUT
AS THE FRONT TO THE SOUTH ALONG WITH WEAK FRONTAL LOWS MOVE UP INTO
THE GULF THIS EVENING AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
THURSDAY. SHORT-WAVE DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE WILL KEEP
FRONT FROM PUSHING INLAND SO PRECIPITATION WILL AGAIN BE CONFINED
MAINLY TO KODIAK ISLAND AND COASTAL AREAS. A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR
WILL ACCOMPANY THE UPPER TROUGH AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
FRIDAY. THE SUB-TROPICAL JET WILL LIFT NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THIS
SHORT-WAVE AND STALL IT OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND PREVENT
ARCTIC AIR FROM STREAMING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF. COLD ADVECTION
AND TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PROVIDE STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS THROUGH THE USUAL CHANNELED AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA...BUT WITHOUT PASSAGE OF UPPER TROUGH DO NOT EXPECT TO HAVE
UPPER SUPPORT NEEDED FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS. THE SIBERIAN RIDGE
WILL HELP AMPLIFY THE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING. THIS WILL
RESULT IN STRONG COLD ADVECTION WESTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
PRIBILOFS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...LIKELY MAINTAINING OR EXTENDING
THE SEA ICE EDGE. EXPECT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
AND EASTERN BERING TO DROP BELOW NORMAL FOR AT LEAST A FEW DAYS AS
ALL OF THIS ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN. MEANWHILE...THE STORM TRACK WILL BE
ACTIVE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA
THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM PERIOD.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS 500MB 5-WAVE SHOWS HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH
SETTING UP OVER THE BERING AND RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THEREFORE...TEMPERATURES OVER THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL QUICKLY MODERATE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS STORM
TRACK SHIFTS. STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG OR SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
WILL BEGIN TO TRACK NORTHWARD TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA...BRINGING A
RETURN TO MORE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH WARMER AIR.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 176.
GALE WARNING 120 130 138 172 175.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:44 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 1:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 70 hr | |
| Feb 27, 1:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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