Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 154, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
924 FZAK61 PAFC 181243 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 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. PKZ399-190300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE AK PEN WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST AK COAST BY SAT NIGHT. A 1015 MB LOW FORMS FRI MORNING NEAR 60N 147W AND INTENSIFIES TO 1005 MB SAT MORNING NEAR 61N 147W. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB NEAR 60N 140W BY MIDDAY SAT BEFORE WEAKENING AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHEAST AK. $$ PKZ351-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
9 follow-up statements
251 FZAK61 PAFC 190011 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-191500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE AK PEN WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST AK COAST BY SAT NIGHT. A 1011 MB LOW NEAR 60N 148W STRENGTHENS TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 59N 141W SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .W ED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
753 FZAK61 PAFC 191233 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 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. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 57N 142W DEEPENS TO 995 MB SAT EVENING NEAR 58N 138W BEFORE MOVING INLAND SAT NIGHT. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SUN MORNING AND MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST AK SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
780 FZAK61 PAFC 200014 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 60N 142W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. ANOTHER 1012 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON NEAR 60N 142W AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
720 FZAK61 PAFC 201220 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 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. PKZ399-210300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND SUN NIGHT INTO MON. HIGH PRESSURE STEADILY BUILDS INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
522 FZAK61 PAFC 202358 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-211500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF COAST THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ351-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
151 FZAK61 PAFC 211240 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 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. PKZ399-220300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST WILL MOVE INLAND MON AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
686 FZAK61 PAFC 220002 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-221500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ351-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
980 FZAK61 PAFC 221257 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 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. PKZ399-230300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WEAKENS BY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. STRONGEST WIND AND HIGHEST SEAS E OF 150W. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
278 FZAK61 PAFC 222357 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-231500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF WED AND REMAIN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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 17, 6:00 PM AKST, 10 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 6:00 PM AKST, 10 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
600 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES AS A RESULT OF AN ACTIVE JET
FLOWING OUT OF EASTERN SIBERIA AND ACROSS CENTRAL ALASKA. AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE IS NOW IN PLACE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH A BROAD
TROUGH CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA.
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS ALONG THE BORDER BETWEEN THE TWO FEATURES
EXTENDING FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BACK TOWARD THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. THE TRANSITORY RIDGE WILL BE PUSHED QUICKLY TO THE
EAST AS THE TROUGH APPROACHES MAINLAND ALASKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT. MINOR
DIFFERENCES IN TIMING OF THE PRECIPITATION BUT NOTHING THAT WILL
REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE ONGOING FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...MOISTURE WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
LATER THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM THE WESTERN
KENAI UP THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE INTENSITY WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE AS A 60 KT LOW LEVEL JET MOVES OVER THE REGION...ENHANCING
THE VERTICAL LIFT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL HAVE A WIDE
RANGE AS SOUTH AND WEST FACING MOUNTAINS RANGES WILL SEE THE MOST.
EARLY ON IN THE EVENT...A TURNAGAIN ARM WIND WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION
INITIALLY BUT WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE STRONG AND MOIST
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AT THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS.
SNOW SPREADS EAST ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY MORNING AS A LOW
DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS
LOW REMAINS RELATIVELY STATIONARY UNTIL THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...ADDING MORE MOISTURE TO THE SYSTEM AND HELPING
INTENSIFY THE SURFACE LOW. THE LOW DRIFTS EAST AS A STRONG SURGE OF
COLD AIR MOVES OVER THE REGION AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER
TRANSITORY RIDGE BUILDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT
TROUGH TO APPROACH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BERING SEA...THE SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
IS DUMPING SNOW ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND
APPROACHING BRISTOL BAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY
MORNING...LINGERING ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY. CLEARING
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FRONT WILL NOT LAST LONG AS THE MAIN TROUGH
SWINGS THROUGH AND RETURNS SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA. AGAIN...HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS SATURDAY BUT IS QUICKLY PUSHED EAST BY THE NEXT
SYSTEM.
A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY
NIGHT...SPREADING STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 101 111 145.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...176.
GALE WARNING...130 132 150 175 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AB FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.