Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 149, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2011, 4:00 AM 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 13, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
764 FZAK62 PAFC 131234 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SUN EVENING AND OVER BRISTOL BAY MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING SUN EVENING AND TO THE EASTERN BERING MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 40 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ412-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF 175W...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 175W...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY E OF 176W IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. .MON...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF 175W IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ413-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF 175W...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-140300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. W OF 169W...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .MON...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 167W...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
863 FZAK62 PAFC 140026 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 50N 156E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 167E AT 983 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR 64N 180 AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MON NIGHT THEN INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT WEST OF 169W TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
055 FZAK62 PAFC 140633 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 CORECTED ZONE 412 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 50N 156E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 167E AT 983 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR 64N 180 AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MON NIGHT THEN INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-141500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT WEST OF 169W TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
194 FZAK62 PAFC 141228 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING THIS EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES OVER THE WESTERN BERING THIS EVENING AND OVER THE EASTERN BERING TUE EVENING. A 977 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 51N 164E TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ411-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-150300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF 167W...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 167W. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
554 FZAK62 PAFC 150018 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-151500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 51N 163E TUE EVENING WILL MOVE TO 58N 173E AT 965 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. S WIND 40 KT EAST OF 176 WEST. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-151500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
912 FZAK62 PAFC 151238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-160300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 58N 161E THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR 62N 179E AT 970 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 35 TO 50 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 16 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED...S WIND 40 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW 55 TO 70 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-160300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
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 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A MODERATE LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. AREAS OF SNOW CONTINUE TO FALL OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. STRONG NORTH TO WEST WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA REMAINS MOSTLY CLEAR AND COLD WITH BLUSTERY NORTH WINDS PRODUCING VERY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING. THE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL BERING CONTINUES TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY TODAY. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE MOVEMENT AND AND STRENGTH OF ALL THE MAJOR SYSTEMS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE NAM MODEL WAS PREFERRED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF WHILE THE GFS WAS USED ELSEWHERE. THE UPPER THROUGH OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL MAINLAND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT THEN WILL BE PUSHED INTO WESTERN CANADA AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA MOVES INTO WESTERN ALASKA. THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY SUNDAY EVENING THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST TOWARD QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS MONDAY. A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO WESTERN ALASKA MONDAY. A LOW EAST OF HOKKAIDO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO LIE OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE BERING SEA MONDAY. THE ASSOCIATE4D WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS UPPER TROUGH WEAKENS. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUES TO BLOW OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY. LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MOSTLY CLEAR AND VERY COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REGION. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. BERING SEA...SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING WILL DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY. RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY AND SPREADING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA MONDAY EVENING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MAINLAND TUESDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN ALASKA TUESDAY AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC MONDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING WEDNESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS. MARINE...GALE 121 129 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 175 178 185 FIRE WEATHER... NM FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:46 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:14 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 13, 12:09 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 4 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.