Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 179, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
594 FZAK52 PAFC 071244 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1008 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND DISSIPATES MON EVENING. A 971 MB LOW 570 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY TUE MORNING AT 991 MB AND THEN TO 30 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 999 MB TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM UNALASKA E. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT IN THE MORNING FROM UNALASKA EAST. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE E OF 180. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF 180. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E OF 180...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF 180...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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638 FZAK52 PAFC 071534 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 175 HEADLINE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1008 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND DISSIPATES MON EVENING. A 971 MB LOW 570 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY TUE MORNING AT 991 MB AND THEN TO 30 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 999 MB TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM UNALASKA E. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT IN THE MORNING FROM UNALASKA EAST. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE E OF 180. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF 180. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E OF 180...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF 180...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
040 FZAK52 PAFC 071836 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 935 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 170 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1008 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND DISSIPATES MON EVENING. A 971 MB LOW 570 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY TUE MORNING AT 991 MB AND THEN TO 30 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 999 MB TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING FROM UNALASKA E. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT IN THE MORNING FROM UNALASKA EAST. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE E OF 180. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF 180. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E OF 180...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF 180...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
182 FZAK52 PAFC 080034 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 974 MB LOW 520 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM TUE EVENING AT 999 MB AND DISSIPATES 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF PILOT POINT WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 6, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL. SYNOPTIC SCALE FORECAST TRENDS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE GFS/EC APPEAR TO BE HANDLING THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE NAM TENDS TO LAG BEHIND GFS/EC POSITIONS. .UPPER LEVELS...THE PERSISTENT RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND INTERIOR SLOWLY MOVES EAST AS THE BROAD TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS IS PUSHED NORTH BY BUILDING NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE. A LARGE LOW CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WEAKENS IT IT MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF THE AK PEN TUE MORNING. THIS CENTER FURTHER WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST ACROSS THE MAINLAND AS A WAVE WED. ANALYSIS... A COMPACT LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR KODIAK ISLAND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WEAKENED AND MOVED INTO BRISTOL BAY OVERNIGHT. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVED INTO BRISTOL BAY AND SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWS THE WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SW ALASKA...THROUGH THE KENAI PEN TO OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA. THE FRONT AND LOW CENTER GENERALLY BROUGHT WIDESPREAD CLOUDS BUT LITTLE PRECIPITATION. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SEVERAL SHORT WAVES WITH SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TO OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING. THE LOW COMPLEX OVER THE BERING SEA/EAST ALEUTIANS IS SLOWLY WEAKENING AND DRIFTING NORTH. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES IT HOLD OVER THE INTERIOR MAINLAND CREATING RELATIVELY STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS THIS MORNING...WHICH RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. .SHORT TERM...GENERALLY WINDY...WET...AND WARMER WEATHER ON THE WAY FOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND. THE WEAKENING FRONTAL ZONE EXTENDING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SHEAR APART OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS OR SO. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO NEAR CHIGNIK TUE AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR WED. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH BRINGS MOISTURE TO THE AK PEN/EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON. MOISTURE SPREADS TO THE EASTERN BERING/SW MAINLAND...AND SOUTHCENTRAL MON NIGHT AND TUE. MOST AREAS WILL SEE RISING TEMPS WITH WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF AND WITH THE APPROACHING FRONTAL TROUGH. PRECIPITATION LIKELY WILL BE RAIN OR A MIX ALONG THE GULF COAST AND MIXED PRECIPITATION OVER BRISTOL BAY....THOUGH SOME LOCATIONS WITH TRAPPED COLD AIR MAY SEE A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. COOLER AIR WILL PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE EAST ALEUTIANS/EASTERN BERING SEA AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE SW INTERIOR EARLY WED. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LOW PRESSURE/FRONT AND BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AK PEN AND EAST/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS/WESTERN GULF MON EVENING. GRADIENTS TIGHTEN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF TUE. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... RIDGING OVER THE COPPER RIVER WILL HOLD THROUGH MON NIGHT...SO EXPECT LOW COLDS AND FOG TO CONTINUE INTO TUE MORNING. MIXING OF THE AIR WITH INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL TEND TO BREAK UP LOW CONDITIONS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TUE AFTERNOON. SOME ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH MON AS WEAK UPPER SHORT WAVES LIFT NORTH AND EAST. WARM...WINDY...AND WET WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUE AND WED. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:26 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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