Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 42, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 17, 2010, 6:50 AM AKST. It was in force for 45 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 17, 2010, 6:50 AM AKST (15:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
170 FZAK52 PAFC 171549 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 UPDATE TO ZONE 176 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 953 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND WEAKENS TO 967 MB WED NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 986 MB THU NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. A STORM FORCE FRONT WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING AND ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BY WED AFTERNOON AND STALLS THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 70 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 650 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY.... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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618 FZAK52 PAFC 180020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 220 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 170 NM EAST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 991 MB FRIDAY MORNING. A 987 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY MOVES NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE....17 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. BERING SIDE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT. BERING SIDE... SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. BERING SIDE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
522 FZAK52 PAFC 181209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 988 MB WHILE MOVING TO 230 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND THU EVENING...THEN WEAKENS TO 1002 MB 65 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
473 FZAK52 PAFC 182357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SAT. A 979 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
861 FZAK52 PAFC 190024 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 CORRECTION FOR ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SAT. A 979 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
441 FZAK52 PAFC 190054 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 CORRECTION FOR ZONE 151 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SAT. A 979 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
066 FZAK52 PAFC 191251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING. A 99O MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 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 17, 4:46 AM AKST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 4:46 AM AKST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
446 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN MODEL
SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE...LOWERING OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE
SOMEWHAT PAST WEDNESDAY EVENING IN MANY PLACES. WHILE THERE ARE
TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH REGARDS TO LOW TRACKS AND SUCH...A GENERAL
BLEND OF THE GFS AND EC WAS PREFERRED...WITH THE NAM CONSIDERED AN
OUTLIER AND NOT USED WITH THIS MORNING'S FORECAST PACKAGE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD NORTHWARD UP THE PACIFIC COAST FROM
THE SOUTH...AND WILL BECOMING A CUTOFF HIGH CENTERED OVER THE
PANHANDLE REGION OF THE STATE BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. AN EXPANSIVE
LONGWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO RESIDE FROM EASTERN RUSSIA EAST ACROSS
THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC...WITH A STRONG CUTOFF
LOW SUPPORTING A 951 MB LOW AT THE SURFACE WEST OF ATTU ISLAND AND A
HURRICANE FORCE FRONT CURRENTLY JUST NORTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
A MUCH WEAKER TROUGH RESIDES FROM THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND EXTENDS
SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN SOUTH OF THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES ARE ROTATING AROUND THIS TROUGH AND
MOVING NORTH TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN COAST...AND THESE DISTURBANCES WILL
KEEP THE WEATHER PATTERN VERY ACTIVE FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS OR SO IN
SOUTHERN ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL BE MOVING NORTHWARD INTO THE STATE SUPPORTED
BY A STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY JET STREAK THAT IS CURRENTLY FORMING AS
THE UPPER RIDGE TO THE SOUTH AND EAST RAPIDLY BUILDS NORTHWARD AND
CUTS OFF OVER THE PANHANDLE. THIS DEEP SOUTHERLY FETCH WILL BRING
LOADS OF MOISTURE AND WARM AIR WITH IT...AND WILL HELP TO RAISE
FREEZING LEVELS ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. THUS...WE CONTINUE TO EXPECT
RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST WITH MINOR FLOODING
DUE TO DRAINAGE ISSUES IN URBAN LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST. THERE ARE
STILL DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS AS TO WHAT LOCATIONS ALONG THE
SOUTHCENTRAL COAST SEES THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WITH EACH
SUCCESSIVE DISTURBANCE...BUT IT WOULD APPEAR SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN
ALONG THE COAST FROM CORDOVA TO SEWARD TO KODIAK ARE CERTAINLY
POSSIBLE THROUGH A PART OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...EXPECT TO
SEE WINDS CONTINUE TO REMAIN HIGH THROUGH WEST-EAST TERRAIN GAPS SUCH
AS TURNAGAIN ARM AS THE JET STREAK ALOFT HELPS TO TIGHTEN THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH THE AREA...AND THIS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY AT LEAST. ONCE INTO THE WEEKEND...THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THE
WEAKENING HIGH OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO EXERT INFLUENCE
NORTH AND WEST OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN MAINLAND...PUSHING THE JET
STREAK SOUTH AND WEST TOWARDS KODIAK AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS
WOULD RESULT IN MUCH CLEARER AND DRIER WEATHER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
AREAS THAT WILL HAVE SEEN PREDOMINANTLY CLOUDS AND/OR HEAVY
PRECIPITATION IN THE DAYS BEFOREHAND.
OUT WEST...SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE RESIDUAL
LIGHT PRECIPITATION AND SHOWER ACTIVITY...MAINLY TOWARDS THE
COAST...IN ASSOCIATION WITH DISTURBANCES CROSSING OVER FROM THE GULF
INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THUS...THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN
ACTIVE HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...BUT THUS FAR NOT EXPECTING
ANYTHING UNUSUAL WITH RESPECT TO FLOODING ISSUES.
IN THE BERING/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW WEST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING IS
CURRENTLY REACHING MAX INTENSITY...AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES EAST. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BEGIN
TO STALL NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND WEAKEN AS THE SYSTEM
OCCLUDES. THERE ARE STILL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS AS TO WHERE
A NEW LOW MAY DEVELOP ON THIS FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...WITH SOME SOLUTIONS SHOWING DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS...AND OTHERS SHOWING DEVELOPMENT WELL SOUTH OF
THE CHAIN AND MOVING FARTHER AWAY WITH TIME...SO CONFIDENCE IS LOW
BEYOND THE FIRST 24 TO 36 HOURS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
UPPER RIDGING ALOFT MOVES OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND SLOWLY
WEAKENS FROM THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHILE AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW APPEARS POISED TO CUT OFF FROM THE MAIN LONGWAVE TROUGH IN
THE BERING REGION AND STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND NORTHEASTERN
PACIFIC. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR CONTINUED DRY AND CLEAR WEATHER IN THE
INTERIOR OF THE STATE WITH GENERALLY OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING.
THUS...WE SHOULD SEE A VERY GRADUAL COOLING TREND TO MORE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FROM THIS WEEKEND THROUGH MID WEEK NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...120 125 130 140 170 172 175 176
HVY FRZG SPRY...179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC FEB 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:24 AM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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