Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 171, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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851 FZAK52 PAFC 050034 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 1001 MB. $$ 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. $$
397 FZAK52 PAFC 061212 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 60 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MON MORNING AT 1010 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES. A LARGE 973 MB LOW 570 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON MORNING MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 982 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT FROM SHEMYA WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT IN THE EVENING E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 3, 2:15 PM AKST, 13 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 2:15 PM AKST, 13 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 215 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE PATTERN THAT HAS BROUGHT ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA SINCE MONDAY IS FINALLY SHIFTING TO THE EAST TODAY. THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR KAMISHAK BAY AND WILL DRIFT EAST AS IT WEAKENS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A SHORTWAVE TRANSIENT RIDGE IS BUILDING IN ITS WAKE AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRIDAY. .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE FINALLY IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT FROM PREVIOUS RUNS. THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WILL REFLECT ONLY MINOR CHANGES FROM THE INHERITED FORECAST...MAINLY MEDIUM RANGE DETAILS WITH A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF. REGARDING THAT SYSTEM LATER IN THE WEEKEND...WE PREFER THE 12Z ECMWF SOLUTION WHICH IS INDICATING A SLIGHTLY STRONGER LOW TAKING A MORE NORTH AND EASTERLY TRACK TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL...THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW NEAR KAMISHAK BAY CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DRIFT EAST. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE FALLING IN THE VICINITY OF THIS LOW. THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL TEMPERATURES A DROPPING NEAR THE CENTER OF THE LOW WHILE THE LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES REMAIN RELATIVELY WARM...SO LAPSE RATES ARE INCREASING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE ENHANCED INSTABILITY IS LEADING TO INTENSE SHOWERS REDUCING VISIBILITY AND LOWERING CEILINGS WHILE PRODUCING BRIEF HIGH SNOWFALL RATES. THE SHOWERS ARE MOVING FAST ENOUGH THAT ACCUMULATION IS LIMITED. THE ONE EXCEPTION IS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY WHERE A STEADY BAND OF MOISTURE SET UP THIS MORNING AND DROPPED 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW AROUND THE AREA. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER ACROSS THE REGION. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO ABUNDANT SUNSHINE THROUGH SATURDAY. A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION WITH THE AXIS MOVING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY MORNING. FOG WILL LIKELY DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THE RIDGE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...ALLOWING THE NEXT WAVE TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...LIKEWISE THE MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IS STILL EFFECTING SOME AREAS. LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED ALONG THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES WITH FLURRIES ALL THE WAY UP TO THE THE MIDDLE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. SKIES WILL CLEAR OVERNIGHT ALLOWING FOG TO DEVELOP AND LIKELY BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE FOR PLACES ALONG THE COAST. MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS EAST AND THE REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...GALE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE PARENT LOW WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN BY SATURDAY AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132 155 170 172 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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