Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 87, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 2, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
356 FZAK62 PAFC 021235 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-030300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEST PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 48N 180 WEDNESDAY EVENING AS 990 MB AND DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SECOND WEST PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 50N 166E WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS 982 MB. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
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522 FZAK62 PAFC 030037 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN BERING SEA AS LOWS TRACK SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
946 FZAK62 PAFC 031222 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
218 FZAK62 PAFC 040013 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
165 FZAK62 PAFC 041235 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
499 FZAK62 PAFC 050043 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
297 FZAK62 PAFC 051209 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
947 FZAK62 PAFC 060033 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SUN. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
375 FZAK62 PAFC 061201 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY EVENING AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 1, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AKST MON FEB 1 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE LOW WAVELENGTH
BLOCKING RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA NORTHWESTWARD TO
SIBERIA. AN ARCTIC SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS DROPPING DOWN THE EASTERN
SIDE OF THIS RIDGE ACROSS INTERIOR ALASKA TOWARD THE YUKON. VISIBLE
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MID LEVEL CLOUD DECK...WHICH SETTLED IN
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING STARTING TO ERODE OVER THE NORTHERN
SUSITNA AND COPPER BASIN AS NORTHWEST FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SHORT-WAVE INCREASES. THERE ARE ALSO SOME SHOWERS FALLING ACROSS
THE REGION...BUT THESE TOO SHALL DIMINISH ALONG WITH THE CLOUD
COVER AS WE HEAD THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEST OF THE RIDGE...A
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH ARE LIFTING OFF THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST WHILE THE REMNANTS OF AN OCCLUDED FRONT PUSH TOWARD
THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. WITH THE PARENT LOW MOVING THE OPPOSITE
DIRECTION THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT CONTINUE TO STRETCH APART AND
WEAKEN FURTHER...SO THE CHALLENGE FOR THE DAY IS FIGURING OUT HOW
FAR NORTH AND EAST THE PRECIP WILL MAKE IT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. THE LARGEST DIFFERENCES LIE WITH THE SYSTEMS OUT ALONG
THE ALEUTIANS...BUT THEY ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO SIGNIFICANTLY
AFFECT THE FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT SOUTHWARD
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL
SHORT-WAVE...LEADING TO CLEARING SKIES. THERE WILL BE A LITTLE
BIT OF WIND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AS COLDER AIR FILTERS THROUGH
THE GAPS...BUT FURTHER SOUTH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OR CALM....AND
A SURFACE-BASED INVERSION IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE (AS PER THE 12Z
ANCHORAGE SOUNDING). THEREFORE...EXPECT AREAS OF FOG TO
FORM...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOISTER ENVIRONS OF COOK INLET AND
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. MEANWHILE...THE REMNANTS OF A FRONT MOVING
ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND
TONIGHT...SO RAIN AND FOG WILL CONTINUE. AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE
NEXT FEW DAYS THE NARROW UPPER RIDGE WILL BE PUSHED OFF TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST AS AN ARCTIC SHORT-WAVE DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS
THE STATE. THIS WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND
COLD ADVECTION...THUS CAUSING GUSTY GAP WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA
RANGE AND COASTAL RANGE. HOWEVER...DON'T EXPECT THIS TO BE A MAJOR
EVENT DUE TO A LACK OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL
DIG TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SO THAT UPPER FLOW WILL BACK TO THE
WEST MID WEEK AND EVENTUALLY SOUTH BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WILL
HAVE TO WATCH FOR PLACEMENT OF LOW FORMATION OUT AHEAD OF THIS
AMPLIFYING TROUGH...WHICH WILL DETERMINE WHICH AREAS WILL SEE
SOME SNOW OUT OF THIS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...REMNANTS OF OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE
IMMEDIATE SOUTHWEST COAST TONIGHT AND STALL DO TO RIDGING INLAND.
ANY PRECIP THAT DOES MAKE IT ONSHORE WILL BE LIGHT AND WILL TAPER
OFF TUESDAY AS SHORT-WAVE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND
FLOW BECOMES ANTICYCLONIC. COLDER AND WINDIER CONDITIONS WILL THEN
MOVE IN MID TO LATE WEEK AS A DEEP ARCTIC TROUGH DIGS SOUTHWARD
ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WEATHER WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY CALM ACROSS
THE REGION AS MAJOR STORMS CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...ARCTIC OUTBREAK WILL BE FIRMLY IN PLACE ACROSS
MAINLAND ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. MEANWHILE...A RIDGE WILL
BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING...SO AREAS IN BETWEEN THIS RIDGE AND
THE MAINLAND ALASKA TROUGH WILL OBSERVE THE STRONGEST COLD ADVECTION.
RIGHT NOW THE PRIME AREA LOOKS TO BE THE EASTERN BERING INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE VERY INCONSISTENT WITH
EVOLUTION OF PATTERN THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...NAMELY
HOW FAST THE TROUGH WILL LIFT OUT OF MAINLAND ALASKA.
THEREFORE...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...127 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 12:25 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Feb 2, 12:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Feb 2, 12:25 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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