Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 167, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
899 FZAK52 PAFC 031253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU NIGHT AT 998 MB AND THEN TO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY FRI EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH THU NIGHT AND TO THE AKPEN BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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005 FZAK52 PAFC 040030 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 375 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL LATE TONIGHT AT 998 MB AND THEN TO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH THU NIGHT AND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SAT MORNING. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY PORT MOLLER E. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
360 FZAK52 PAFC 041213 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 984 MB FRI NIGHT AND THEN TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 995 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
851 FZAK52 PAFC 050034 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 1001 MB. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
145 FZAK52 PAFC 050633 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 931 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 UPDATED ZONES 155 170 171 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 1001 MB. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 931 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 931 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 931 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
996 FZAK52 PAFC 051209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT AT 1009 MB. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...IN THE MORNING...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. IN THE AFTERNOON...E WIND 30 KT NORTH OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE 20 KT TO THE SOUTH. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS N AND E. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT IN THE MORNING E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N AND W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
188 FZAK52 PAFC 060006 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO NEAR UNALASKA TONIGHT. A SECONDARY 990 MB LOW 20 NM NORTH OF ATKA THIS EVENING MOVES TO 70 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1006 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 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 2, 2:15 PM AKST, 13 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 2:15 PM AKST, 13 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
215 PM AKST WED FEB 2 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN AMPLIFIED PATTERN ACROSS THE ALASKA FORECAST AREA CONTINUES TO
PROGRESS SLOWLY EASTWARD WITH THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL JET WELL TO THE
SOUTH ACROSS THE PACIFIC. CURRENTLY A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CURVES
FROM THE CANADIAN ROCKIES TOWARDS EASTERN MAINLAND ALASKA. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS BECOMING A CUTOFF LOW AS
THE RIDGE ACROSS THE BERING BUILDS EASTWARD. MEANWHILE...A LOW NORTH
OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE
DATELINE.
.AT THE SURFACE...A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA TO THE EAST OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW. AN ASSOCIATED
FRONT OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA HAS BEEN BRINGING STEADY SNOW TO THE
KENAI PENINSULA AND SUSITNA VALLEY WHILE ANCHORAGE REMAINS
DOWNSLOPED. ENOUGH MOISTURE IS WRAPPING AROUND AT MIDLEVELS FOR
STEADY SNOW ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RNAGE IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THIS
MORNING. FURTHER WEST A SURFACE HIGH CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE BERING
WHILE THE SURFACE LOW NORTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS DISSIPATING
AS IT MOVES AWAY INTO THE BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE PROGRESSION
OF LARGE SCALE FEATURES BUT ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME IN CAPTURING
THE LOCATION OF THE STRONGEST FORCING FOR THE SNOW AND DOWNSLOPING.
THE NAM WAS USED OVER THE EAST DOMAIN TO BETTER CAPTURE THESE
FEATURES BUT THERE IS STILL POOR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IN THE AMOUNT
OF DOWNSLOPING THAT WILL OCCUR OVER ANCHORAGE OVER THE NEXT DAY. OUT
WEST THE GFS IS SHOWING THE BEST RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AND CAPTURING
THE PATH OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW WELL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS AND PLENTY OF PACIFIC
MOISTURE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STEADY SNOW AND RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS PROGRESSES INTO THE GULF.
STEADY SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED AS THIS LOW
PROGRESSES INLAND TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. SNOW WILL BE LIGHTER ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AREA DUE TO DOWNSLOPING AND ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN TO TAPER ALONG THE KENAI PENINSULA AS
THE FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD AND INLAND THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW MOVES EASTWARD... DRY AIR WILL BEGIN TO WORK ITS WAY INTO THIS
SYSTEM AND LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SNOW ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN
RANGE IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THIS SNOW WILL BEGIN TO GRAUDALLY
WEAKEN TOMORROW AS THE LOW SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT
COASTAL STRATUS AND FOG...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AS THE SURFACE
HIGH MOVES INLAND.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...EXPECT ONLY LIGHT SNOW AND WEAKENING
WINDS AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES
TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND AWAY FROM THE REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ELN JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 3, 9:03 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 9:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr |
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