Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 101, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
410 FZAK61 PAFC 140035 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-141500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 958 MB LOW NEAR 51N 144W WEAKENS TO 973 MB NEAR 57N 149W SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES INLAND MONDAY MORNING. A 982 MB LOW MOVES TO 53N 141W MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
12 follow-up statements
746 FZAK61 PAFC 141240 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 14 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-150300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 54N 145W WEAKENS TO 984 MB NEAR 58N 153W LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 55N 155W MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 978 MB LOW MOVES TO 53N 142W MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 56N 144W MONDAY NIGHT AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ351-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ352-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF 147W...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. W OF 147W...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT...STRONGEST E OF 147W. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
984 FZAK61 PAFC 150049 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 14 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-151500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 57N 149W WILL MOVE TO 56N 156W AT 992 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 53N 143W MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 59N 148W AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW TO S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
927 FZAK61 PAFC 151252 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 15 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-160300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 57N 154W WILL MOVE TO 56N 156W AT 991 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 981 MB LOW NEAR 53N 143W MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 59N 150W AT 998 MB TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ351-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 15 2010 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
361 FZAK61 PAFC 160038 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-161500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 53N 142W MOVES TO 58N 151W AND WEAKENS TO 994 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES WEST AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 48N 153W MOVES TO 50N 152W AND WEAKENS TO 988 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 TO 25 BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
638 FZAK61 PAFC 161242 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-170300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 56N 144W MOVES TO NEAR 58N 153W AT 1000 MB TUE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 989 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 53N 152W WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 57N 155W AT 994 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
040 FZAK61 PAFC 170006 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-171500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 150W MOVES WEST AND DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 994 MB LOW NEAR 52N 151W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 56N 154W AND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB THURSDAY MORNING. BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. $$ PKZ351-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-171500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
160 FZAK61 PAFC 171228 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-180300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 150W THU AFTERNOON WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO NEAR 56N 157W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
683 FZAK61 PAFC 180005 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-181500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 52N 151W DRIFTS NORTH AND DISSIPATES THURSDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY 987 MB LOW NEAR 55N 154W THURSDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 63N 169W AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN..E TO SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 21 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$
313 FZAK61 PAFC 181247 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-190300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 53N 150W THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 55N 154W THU EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE THU NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 54N 150W FRI MORNING WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
709 FZAK61 PAFC 190056 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-191500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W MOVES NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY LATER THIS MORNING. ANOTHER 988 MB LOW NEAR 53N 150W THURSDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO NEAR 55N 154W THU EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE THU NIGHT. A THIRD 1002 MB LOW NEAR 54N 151W FRI AFTERNOON DISSIPATES INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
480 FZAK61 PAFC 190209 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 510 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-191500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 150W WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY EARLY FRI MORNING AND THEN WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK AWAY FROM THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
701 FZAK61 PAFC 191256 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 52N 148W WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB AND MOVE TO 55N 153W FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 13, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LARGE MERIDIONAL UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN
CANADIAN PLAINS CURVES WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A FIXED
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH COVERS MUCH OF THE BERING AND THE ALEUTIANS. A
CUTOFF LOW RINGED BY MULTIPLE WEAK SHORTWAVES RESIDES AT THE CREST OF
THE TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...THE
REMNANTS OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT TRACKED ACROSS THE AKPEN LAST
NIGHT ARE MOVING OUT OF BRISTOL BAY AND SPREADING CLOUDS AND ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND COASTAL REGIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A 953 MB LOW TRAINING ALONG A SIMILAR PATH AS ITS
PREDECESSOR IS ENTERING THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE
TRIPLE POINT RIDING OUT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM AND SPREADING RAIN ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THE TRACK AND
STRENGTH OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM ROTATING INTO THE GULF. TRACK
DISCREPANCIES BEGIN TO EMERGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AS THE SYSTEM NEARS
KODIAK ISLAND...WITH THE ECMWF THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THE SPEED OF
THE LOW. NEVERTHELESS..ALL OF THE SOLUTIONS AGREE THAT THE LOW WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN OR POSSIBLY TROUGH OUT AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE COME INTO AGREEMENT OUT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ON THE TRACK OF A WEAKER LOW THAT MOVES INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF ON THE HEALS OF THIS WEEKEND'S STORM. THE NAM
SOLUTION FOR THE CENTER OF THE LOW LAGS A GOOD SIX TO TEN HOURS
BEHIND THE OTHER MODELS. THE MESSY MODEL SITUATION OUT IN THE WEST
HAS CHANGED LITTLE SINCE YESTERDAY. WHILE THE MODELS ARE AT LEAST
PREDICTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIMILAR FEATURES...THE SOLUTIONS FAIL
TO AGREE ON ALMOST ALL FACETS OF THESE SYSTEMS. A SLIGHT NUDGE
TOWARDS THE ECMWF WAS MADE WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE OUT WEST...BUT
WITH SUCH LOW MODEL CONFIDENCE THE FORECAST REMAINS ESSENTIALLY A
BLEND OF MANY MODELS. LITTLE CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE FORECAST OUT IN
THE EAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...WEATHER ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL REMAIN CALM
TODAY AS RIDGING BUILDS OUT AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING NORTH
INTO THE GULF. SHOWERS RIDING OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE ALREADY
MAKING THEIR WAY TOWARDS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS SEEN ON THE
MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE COAST
TONIGHT AS THE LOW TRACKS CLOSER TO THE MAINLAND. THE ASSOCIATED
IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL WILL BE SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS LOWS. THUS
EXPECT A WIDE SWATH OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
BEGINNING ON SUNDAY...WITH THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION OCCURRING ON
THE UPSLOPE SIDES OF COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGES. GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND OTHER PASSES. THE LOW WEAKENS ON
MONDAY AS IT MOVES INLAND...BUT A NEW LOW WILL QUICKLY TAKE ITS PLACE
AND HELP PRECIPITATION LINGER ALONG THE COAST THROUGH MIDWEEK.
.SOUTHWEST...THE KING SALMON AND BETHEL RADARS DEPICT A NARROW SWATH
OF SNOW SHOWERS WORKING THEIR WAY NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISSIPATING LOW
MOVING NORTHWEST OUT OF BRISTOL BAY. THESE SHOWERS DIMINISH BY THIS
EVENING AS THE RESIDUAL SHORTWAVE MOVES FURTHER FROM THE COAST.
CONDITIONS SHOULD DRY OUT FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND...BUT
CLOUDS AND LIGHT SHOWERS CREEP INTO THE FORECAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
THE REMNANTS OF THE NEXT GULF LOW MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE ON
MONDAY.
.ALEUTIANS...CLOUDS AND SHOWERS FROM THE BRISTOL BAY LOW ARE
SPREADING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING SEA AND THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. THESE WILL BE SHORT LIVED WITH THE WAVE LIFTING OUT OF THE
AREA AND WEAKENING. A SERIES OF MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVES SPREAD LIGHT
SHOWERS ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE THE
NEXT BIG SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE ISLAND CHAIN ON WEDNESDAY. WHILE THE
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT OVER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...TIMING
AND POSITION DIFFERENCES INCREASE THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
WHILE THE POSITION OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FLUCTUATES THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK...IT WILL GENERALLY RETROGRADE SLOWLY WESTWARD. BY NEXT WEEKEND
THE LONG RANGE MODELS DEPICT A STRONG BLOCKING RIDGE OVER EASTERN
ALASKA. WITH THE RIDGE REMAINING MORE OR LESS EAST OF THE
STATE...CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND IT WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT WARM GULF
AIR ACROSS THE MAINLAND. THUS EXPECT UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES
TO PERSIST FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. IN A NUTSHELLL...EXPECT A
PERSISTENT WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE MAINLAND FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT
SEVEN TO TEN DAYS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...125 130 132.
STORM WARNING...120.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
KS FEB 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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