Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 10, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 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 10, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
198 FZAK61 PAFC 101241 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 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. PKZ399-110300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE ON SHORE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 962 MB NEAR 54N 146W THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO NEAR 968 MB AND MOVE TO NEAR 56N 150W BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
10 follow-up statements
555 FZAK61 PAFC 110020 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-111500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 57N 149W WILL MOVE NEAR 59N 153W AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 964 MB LOW NEAR 54N 147W THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 56N 156W AT 974 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
480 FZAK61 PAFC 111248 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 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. PKZ399-120300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 966 MB LOW NEAR 52N 146W MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AND MOVES TO NEAR 56N 150W LATE THU NIGHT. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 975 MB AND MOVES TO 55N 157W FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
250 FZAK61 PAFC 120031 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 11 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-121500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 55N 147W MOVES TO 56N 159W AND WEAKENS TO 982 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A 966 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 52N 143W SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
594 FZAK61 PAFC 121259 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 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. PKZ399-130300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A GALE FORCE 968 MB LOW AT 56N 152W WEAKENS TO 982 MB FRI NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 57N 158W. A STORM FORCE 965 MB LOW MOVES NORTHWEST TO 55N 147W LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
983 FZAK61 PAFC 130027 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 12 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-131500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W MOVES TO 58N 163W AND WEAKENS TO 987 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 958 MB LOW NEAR 52N 143W SATURDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 48N 151W AND WEAKENS TO 970 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
879 FZAK61 PAFC 131246 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM 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. PKZ399-140300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 956 MB LOW NEAR 52N 143W SATURDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 57N 150W AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES INLAND MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF 164W. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
410 FZAK61 PAFC 140035 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-141500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 958 MB LOW NEAR 51N 144W WEAKENS TO 973 MB NEAR 57N 149W SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES INLAND MONDAY MORNING. A 982 MB LOW MOVES TO 53N 141W MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ352-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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. $$
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 9, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SYNOPTIC SCALE INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE.
CURRENT PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FORECAST CHALLENGES OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. APPEARS THAT THE NAM/GFS/UKMET ALL ARE
CLUSTERING LOW CENTER IN THE SAME GENERAL AREAS THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM...WHICH THE ECMWF APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLIER. SO AFTERNOON
PACKAGES WILL GENERALLY TREND TOWARD A NAM/GFS BLEND IN THE SHORT
TERM.
.UPPER LEVELS...
RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND AND EASTERN GULF MOVES INTO WESTERN CANADA
WED. BROAD LOW COMPLEX OVER OVER THE ALEUTIANS SHIFTS EAST TO THE NE
PACIFIC A COLD AIR DIGS SOUTHEAST. BY FRI AFTERNOON...A BROAD CUT-OFF
LOW COMPLEX IS EVIDENT SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH SEVERAL SHORT
WAVES ROTATING NORTH INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE RIDGE AT THAT TIME
EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CANADA TO OVER THE NORTHERN MAINLAND THEN SW TO
THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE JET STREAM AND ASSOCIATED STORM TRACK
EXTENDS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
.SURFACE...LOW NEAR KODIAK THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA
TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BAND EXTENDS SE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND SAT PICTURES SHOWS SEVERAL OPEN WAVES ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THIS
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND CONTINUE SLOW NORTH AND EAST MOVEMENT
THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ASSOCIATED GAP
AND GEOSTROPHIC FLOW AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. STRONG WIND CONDITIONS WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
GENERALLY SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW IN THE LOW AND MID LEVELS SHOULD
CONFINE MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION TO EASTERLY EXPOSURES OF THE
GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL WITH DOWN-SLOPING INLAND. WARMING TEMPS ACROSS THE
GULF LIKELY TO PROVIDE A MIX OR RAIN ALONG THE COAST. DIMINISHING
WINDS ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ARE EXPECTED WED. WINDS
INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL AS A DEVELOPING STORM
CENTER MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK FRI.
LOW CENTER ENTERING BRISTOL BAY IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING
SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO 30S OVER
MUCH OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND BLOWING SNOW HAS BECOME LESS
WIDESPREAD. SNOW OR A MIX CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT IN BRISTOL
BAY. COLD AIR AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD ON OVER THE DELTA
THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY EVENING OVER
THE DELTA WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ENDING ALONG THE COAST. TEMPS WARM
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAY SEE SOME ISOLATED AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
ACROSS SW ALASKA INTO WED. OLD LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
MOVES TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WED EVENING AND WEAKENS. SO WILL
SEE LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER SW ALASKA AND
THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT. RIDGE AND OFFSHORE FLOW
OVER THE SW MAINLAND WILL BRING DRYING CONDITIONS THU NIGHT AND FRI.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 155 AND 125
MARINE...STORM 120
GALE 125 127 130 140 141 160 172 175 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC FEB 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 10:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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