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Gale Warning 148, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 12, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

735 
FZAK61 PAFC 122359
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ399-131500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 974 MB LOW NEAR 59N 145W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 146W SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 56N 140W SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N
139W SUNDAY THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB NEAR 55N 140W MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-131500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. STRONGEST WIND WEST OF 149W. SEAS 10 FT
EXCEPT 17 FT W OF 149W. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-131500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
533 
FZAK61 PAFC 131230
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ399-140300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 978 MB LOW NEAR 60N 146W
WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 56N 141W THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE TO 59N 143W THIS EVENING THEN TO 991 MB NEAR 54N
142W MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ351-140300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 147W. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-140300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
967 
FZAK61 PAFC 131810 CCA
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
910 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ399-140300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 978 MB LOW NEAR 60N 146W WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 980 MB
LOW NEAR 56N 141W WILL MOVE TO 59N 143W THIS EVENING AND THEN TO NEAR
54N 142W MON AFTERNOON AT 991 MB.

$$

PKZ351-140300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W. FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 147W. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-140300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W.
FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST W OF 147W. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
607 
FZAK61 PAFC 140009
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ399-141500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 981 MB LOW NEAR 57N 147W WILL MOVE TO 52N 144W AT 991 MB MON
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 57N 139W WILL
MOVE TO 56N 141W AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 52N
142W MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT...HIGHEST SEAS WEST OF 149W. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
162 
FZAK61 PAFC 140629 CCA
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONES 351 352

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ399-141500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...

A 981 MB LOW NEAR 57N 147W WILL MOVE TO 52N 144W AT 991 MB MON
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 57N 139W WILL
MOVE TO 56N 141W AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR 52N
142W MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO
18 FT...HIGHEST SEAS WEST OF 149W. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-141500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
575 
FZAK61 PAFC 141229
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ399-150300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 986 MB LOW NEAR 57N 145W WILL MOVE TO 52N 144W AT 991 MB THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ351-150300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF 147W. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT 
EXCEPT 20 FT W OF 147W. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 22 FT W OF 147W. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 20 FT W OF 147W. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-150300-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF
144W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
018 
FZAK61 PAFC 150015
OFFAER

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ399-151500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ351-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ352-151500-
GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W
400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 12, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...OOZ MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SHORT
TERM ON KEY FEATURES. MAINLY SURFACE LOW IN NRN GULF AK THAT WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SUN NIGHT...BEING REINFORCED BY WEAK
TROUGHS ROTATING INTO IT FROM THE SW. AND ALSO WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING N FROM N PACIFIC LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT
OVER THE WRN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA. SO NAM WAS USED FOR IT'S BETTER
RESOLUTION THROUGH 60 HOURS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LARGE 500 MB TROUGH WITH 499 DM CENTER
BETWEEN PAFA AND PFYU COVERS ALL MAINLAND AK THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS
SHORT-WAVES IN THE FLOW AROUND IT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH...HELPING
TO CARVE OUT A 505 DM CLOSED LOW OFFSHORE SE AK BY SUN NIGHT. UPPER
RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO BUILD N OVER WRN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
BERING SEA TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SLIDE E OVER ERN ALEUTIANS AND AK
PEN. SUN NIGHT AND MON. IT WILL THEN PROGRESS OVER SW AK MON NIGHT
AND S-CENTRAL TUE. COLD AIRMASS OVER MAINLAND AK WITH UPPER TROUGH
COMBINED WITH 975-980 MB SURFACE LOW IN THE NRN GULF AK INTO SUN
NIGHT WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NRLY PRESSURE GRADIENT. STRONG NW TO NE
WINDS THROUGH GAPS AND PASSES FROM AK PEN. E THROUGH PADQ AND ALONG
GULF COAST WILL THEREFORE CONTINUE THROUGH MON...ALONG WITH WELL-BELOW
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIANS/SW AK: MIXED PRECIP. SHOWERS IN POST-FRONTAL COLD AIR ERN
ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN. WILL BECOME ALL SNOW TODAY. THESE WILL DECREASE
TONIGHT AS SURFACE/UPPER RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE W. STORM FORCE
WINDS ACROSS AK PEN. SUN THROUGH MON AS STRONG NRLY FLOW ALOFT COMBINES
WITH VERY STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN CENTRAL ALEUTIAN HIGH
AND GULF AK LOW. RAIN AND GALES WRN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT AND MON WITH
FRONT MOVING AHEAD OF LOW OFF KAMCHATKA. INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...SO ISSUED WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR 155.

S-CENTRAL/COPPER R. BASIN: OVER-RUNNING SNOW COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL
END THIS MORNING. CLEARING SKIES THERE AND OVER REST OF S-CENTRAL
TONIGHT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPS. CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MON NIGHT...SO VERY COLD TEMPS. ALL AREAS...BUT FEBRUARY SUN
WILL AT LEAST BRING A LITTLE DIURNAL WARMING. NRLY SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL BE STRONGEST SUN NIGHT AND MON FOR GAP OUTFLOW WINDS.
WILL CONTINUE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR NRN SUSITNA VALLEY NEAR AK RANGE
AND ISSUE ONE FOR THOMPSON PASS BEGINNING TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...SHORT-WAVE TROUGH/WEAKENING FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL SLIDE E OVER ERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN TUE AND SW AK TUE NIGHT
BRINGING GALES AND MIXED PRECIP. CHANGING TO SNOW S AND W OF PAPN.
ALL SNOW FOR SW AK ZONES. SYSTEM FORECAST BY ECMWF AND GFS TO SPLIT
AS IT ENTERS GULF AK WED...WITH MOST ENERGY DIVING SE. BUT PADQ SHOULD
PICK UP SIGNIFICANT PRECIP. AND S-CENTRAL AND COPPER BASIN MAY PICK
UP SOME -SN FROM IT. MODERATING TEMPS. FROM THE W. AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH. GAP OUTFLOW WINDS S-CENTRAL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH MON
NIGHT AND TUE AS SURFACE HIGH CENTER OVER INTERIOR SLIDES E INTO THE
YUKON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES 141 145 155
MARINE...GALE: 121 127 128 129 132 138 155 160 165 170 171 172 175
               176 179 352 411 413 414
        STORM: 130 150
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY: 120 121 125 129 13O 132 138 140 141 126 127 128
                      150 155 160 165 179 185 412 414

MAR FEB 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 4:46 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 11:14 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC4 hr
Feb 13, 12:09 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC4 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.