Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 33, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 7, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 7, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
998 FZAK51 PAFC 080046 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AND MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT EARLY MON MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW IN WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON EVENING. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EARLY MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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624 FZAK51 PAFC 081248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STORM FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE COAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. GUSTS TO 65 KT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
851 FZAK51 PAFC 081505 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 UPDATED ALL ZONES COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STORM FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE COAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
345 FZAK51 PAFC 081617 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 138 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STORM FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE COAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 710 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 710 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
820 FZAK51 PAFC 090003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THIS EVENING MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED THRU SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THRU FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THRU SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THRU SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
526 FZAK51 PAFC 090853 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 UPDATED 130 140 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THIS EVENING MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED THRU SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THRU FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THRU SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1155 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1155 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THRU SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
474 FZAK51 PAFC 091246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 965 MB LOW MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 7, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS AMPLIFIED AND ACTIVE. THE COLD CORE LOW
THAT WAS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA YESTERDAY IS DRIFTING NORTH TOWARD
NORTON BAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROF EXTENDS SOUTH AND EAST FROM THIS
FEATURE WITH AXIS NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. TWO SHORTWAVES ARE
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALONG THE TROF AXIS...THE MORE
POTENT ONE IS MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD YAKUTAT AND WILL HAVE LITTLE
IMPACT ON OUR FORECAST. THE SECOND WEAKER ONE HAS A SURFACE
REFLECTION NEAR THE SOUTHERN POINT OF THE KENAI PENINSULA.
FURTHER WEST...A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW IS EVIDENT ON SATELLITE
IMAGERY SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. IT IS BEING FUELED BY A 200
KT JET FLOWING AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROF NEAR 35N. THIS FEATURE
WILL BE THE FOCUS OF OUR ATTENTION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODEL DISCUSSION IS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED
THAN THE PREVIOUS COUPLE OF DAYS BECAUSE THE DIFFERENCES ARE NOW IN
THE SHORT TERM AND HAVE LARGE IMPACTS ON WATCH/WARNING DECISIONS. THE
EASTERN HALF OF OUR DOMAIN IS IN RELATIVELY GOOD SHAPE WITH ALL MAJOR
FEATURES ACCOUNTED FOR AND CONSISTENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.
OUT WEST...MODELS ARE HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE COMPLEX
LOW AND STORM FORCE FRONT THAT IS DEVELOPING TODAY. THE NAM IS BY FAR
THE OUTLIER SO WAS DISCARDED FOR THIS PACKAGE. SYNOPTICALLY...THE GFS
AND ECMWF ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT. THE DIFFERENCES SURROUND THE
LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE SHORT WAVES AND THEIR SURFACE
REFLECTIONS. A BLEND OF THESE TWO WERE USED AS NO PREFERENCE COULD BE
GIVEN TO EITHER. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE IN THE FIRST 48
HOURS...BUT DIMINISHES BEYOND THAT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE MAIN FEATURE IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN IS A
WEAK SURFACE LOW NEAR THE TIP OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. WIDESPREAD SNOW
SHOWERS CAN BE SEEN ON THE KENAI AND MIDDLETON RADARS...AND ARE
SPREADING NORTH TOWARD THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND LOWER SUSITNA VALLEY.
AS EXPECTED...LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE SHOWERS WILL LINGER LONGEST
ALONG THE MOUNTAINS WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS MIGHT REACH 3 INCHES...BUT
OTHERWISE ARE EXPECTING ONLY AN INCH OR SO OVER MOST AREAS.
HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY BUILDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING SHORTWAVE AND THEN
EYES TURN WEST WITH THE ADVANCING STORM FORCE FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN RELATIVELY QUICKLY ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND
MONDAY EVENING AS WELL AS THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE WESTERN KENAI UP
TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL REMAIN DOWNSLOPED FOR THIS EVENT...WITH
MAYBE ONLY A FEW FLURRIES FALLING DURING THE INITIAL OVERRUNNING
MOISTURE. THE UPSTREAM UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL EFFECTIVELY BLOCK THE
FRONT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION FROM ADVANCING TOO FAR INLAND. THE
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS RELATIVELY UNCHANGED THROUGH MID WEEK
WITH THE TROF AXIS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND HIGH PRESSURE ALONG
THE ALCAN BORDER...RESULTING IN SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND PRECIPITATION BEING CONFINED TO THE COAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR ABOVE AVERAGE THIS WEEK.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE
DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL LOW. THE PLEASANT WEATHER WILL NOT LAST LONG AS
THE FRONT APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY
BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MONDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH GUSTS TO 65
MPH NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. DEPENDING ON
HOW FAST WARMER AIR MOVES INLAND...WILL ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN
CAPES...AS WELL MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN ACTIVE IN THIS REGION WITH IMPULSES ROTATING
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AKPEN THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK...BRINGING
OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE MUCH ADVERTISED FRONT IS DEVELOPING AND
APPROACHING THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD WARNINGS
AND WATCHES ARE POSTED ALONG THE CHAIN AND THE PRIBILOFS FOR STRONG
WINDS AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION. SOME QUESTIONS STILL REMAIN AS TO HOW
FAST THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN. WE WILL WATCH CLOSELY WHAT
HAPPENS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND USE THAT TO GAGE THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
CONFIDENCE IS MUCH HIGHER FOR THE PRIBILOFS AS THE ICE EDGE IS
BUTTING UP AGAINST THE ISLANDS...MAKING THEM ESSENTIALLY A
CONTINENTAL LOCATION. MODELS DISAGREE ON THE ONSET OF THE PRECIP BUT
ONCE IT BEGINS TO FALL...EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR AN EXTENDED
TIME UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...GUSTY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK. THESE SHOWERS AND BLUSTERY
WINDS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE FOR SOME TIME. NOT
CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO ISSUE ANY 3RD OR 4TH PERIOD WATCHES BUT SOMETHING
ELSE WE WILL HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 187
BLIZZARD WATCH 185 195.
MARINE...STORM 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 175
GALE WARNING...120 141 176 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB FEB 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 6:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 8, 7:10 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:03 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr |
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