Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 168, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 3, 2011, 9:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 30 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, 9:35 AM AKST (18:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
554 FZAK51 PAFC 031846 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 935 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 UPDATED 130 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM 25 NM SE OF GORE POINT FRI AFTERNOON AND DRIFT TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1008 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN TO NEAR SITKA WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 930 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 935 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND LESS THAN 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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256 FZAK51 PAFC 040029 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT EAST TO 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKEN TO 1017 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM FEB 11
209 FZAK51 PAFC 041217 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1023 MB FRI EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
900 FZAK51 PAFC 041835 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 UPDATED 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1023 MB FRI EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 930 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...WEST WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
568 FZAK51 PAFC 050038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING. A 1008 LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT SAT AFTERNOON 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 3, 5:50 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 5:50 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
550 AM AKST THU FEB 3 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...12Z WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWING SHOWING
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONSISTING OF A STRONG UPPER LOW CENTERED
OVER NORTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT...A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA...AND A DEEPENING LOW WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS NEAR
45N.
AT THE SURFACE...THE LAST OF THE SURFACE LOWS THAT HAVE BEEN
AFFECTING SOUTHCENTRAL/SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS CENTERED NEAR THE MOUTH OF
THE SUSITNA RIVER. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONTAL BAND HAS BEEN PUSHING
UP COOK INLET AND ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST OVERNIGHT
BRINGING A LAST GASP OF THE LONG AWAITED SNOW TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
AND MATSU THIS MORNING. AN OCCLUDED FRONTAL BAND CONTINUES TO LINGER
OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION WHERE SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL OVERNIGHT.
UPSTREAM RIDGING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BROUGHT CLEARING SKIES AND
AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT ALTHOUGH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA LOW HAS SERVED TO LIMIT THE FOG TO ALONG THE
COAST THIS MORNING.
TO THE WEST OF THE RIDGE A DECAYING VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS
BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIANS AS IT DRIFTS NORTHWARDS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THROUGH 84 HRS...SUNDAY MORNING...AGREEMENT IS
VERY SOLID AMONG THE MODELS WHICH IS NOT SURPRISING GIVEN THE
RELATIVELY STRAIGHT FORWARD SYNOPTIC PATTERN THAT SETS UP WITH A
RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND BROAD LOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS/BERING
SEA. AFTER 84 HRS IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN ONE SOLUTION.
ECMWF CONTINUES TO SHOW ISSUES WITH RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AND TIMING
DIFFERENCES WITH THE GFS BUT THE VERY BROAD PATTERN EVOLUTION IS
SIMILAR AMONG THE MODELS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE REMNANTS OF THE COLD FRONTAL BAND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH UP THE SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BRINGING
SNOW. LOOK FOR SNOW SHOWERS TO MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND COOK INLET REGIONS. A SECONDARY
LEE SIDE LOW DEVELOPING NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING WILL
SERVE TO ENHANCE SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION INTO THE EVENING.
LOOK FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH AS THE UPPER LOW CENTER IS FINALLY KICKED EAST BY THE
AMPLIFYING RIDGE OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. THIS BUILDING RIDGE WILL
MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FRIDAY RESULTING IN WHAT SHOULD TURN OUT TO BE
A SUNNY DAY ACROSS THE REGION. WITH THE LIGHT WINDS...CLEAR
SKIES...AND PLENTY OF FRESH SNOW...FOG MAY BE AN ISSUE...PARTICULARLY
AROUND COOK INLET. THE SUNNY WEATHER LOOKS TO CONTINUE AT LEAST
THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE RIDGE REMAINS IN CONTROL.
SOUTHWEST AK...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND TODAY AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT PIVOTS OVER THE
REGION AND GRADUALLY WEAKENS BY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL SHOULD BE
GENERALLY LIGHT IN INTENSITY...BUT GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE BAND
REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGHOUT THE DAY...CANNOT RULE OUT UP TO
3 INCHES ACROSS SOME LOCALES AROUND BRISTOL BAY. FOG IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS THE
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING PUSHES OVERHEAD. OTHERWISE QUIET
WEATHER FOR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY IS EXPECTED.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SLIDES NORTH
TOWARDS EASTERN SIBERIA THROUGH FRIDAY AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
WESTERN/CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE
LOW PULLS AWAY. THIS SYSTEM IS REPLACED BY A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A
LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. THE MAIN LOW
DRIFTS NORTH TOWARDS THE CHAIN AND THE REST OF THE WARM FRONT PIVOTS
NORTHWARDS TOWARDS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...GENERAL SYNOPTIC PICTURE FOR THE LATTER PART OF
THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK SETS UP WITH THE BROAD LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS MIGRATING NORTH INTO THE BERING AND WEAKENING THROUGH
MONDAY. MODELS ARE HINTING AT A STRONG SHORTWAVE WITH WEAK ATTENDANT
SURFACE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE GULF MONDAY WHICH MAY BRING A CHANCE OF
PRECIP TO COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL...THOUGH THE NORTHWARD EXTENT
OF THIS SYSTEM IS STILL IN DISPUTE...SO CHANCE POPS ARE THE RULE FOR
NOW. THE NEXT MAJOR PLAYER ARRIVES ON THE SCENE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY IN THE FORM OF A LOW THAT MOVES NORTH TOWARDS THE AKPEN. THE
MODELS ARE ONCE AGAIN IN DISPUTE AS TO THE STRENGTH AND POSITION OF
THIS FEATURE WITH THE GFS AND GEM MODELS FAVORING A MUCH STRONGER LOW
SITUATED FARTHER WEST OVER THE AKPEN AS OPPOSED TO A WEAKER MORE
EASTERLY ECMWF SOLUTION. EITHER WAY THE BIG PICTURE FOR NEXT WEEK
SUGGESTS A RETURN TO A CLOUDY AND UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AOR WITH MODERATE TEMPERATURES ALL AROUND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE WARNING..155 170 172 175 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
WOOD 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 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 |
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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.