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Gale Warning 202, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
321 FZAK51 PAFC 151247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT THIS MORNING. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND W. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
479 FZAK51 PAFC 160009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
316 FZAK51 PAFC 161249 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... ANOTHER COLD AND DRY DAY CONTINUES ACROSS THE MAINLAND WITH AN ARCTIC AIR MASS FIRMLY SITUATED OVER MUCH OF THE STATE AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. WARNING LEVEL GAP WINDS ARE OCCURRING THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND AND OTHER FAVORABLE NORTH-SOUTH PASSES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUCH AS THOMPSON PASS. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO PREVALENT ALONG COOK INLET AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AS DUE TO A PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A DEPARTING LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF AND HIGHER PRESSURE INLAND. THE UPPER LEVEL JET ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM BARROW TO KODIAK. CONDITIONS ARE CALM OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AS WELL WITH THE REGION DOMINATED BY BOTH THE UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE BASED HIGH PRESSURE AREAS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AKPEN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE UPPER LEVEL JET SHIFTS EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A FEW STRAY COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE PRIBILOFS AND AKPEN...BUT THESE ARE QUICKLY DISSIPATING AS THE NORTHERLY FLOW LESSENS. A WEATHER FRONT IS PRESSING EASTWARD OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY WITH REGARDS TO THE PROGRESSION AND STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. MODELS ALSO INITIALIZED WELL WITH TWO SUBTLE UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVES CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THAT ARE ENHANCING THE GAP WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND THE MAT VALLEY. THERE ARE SOME DISCREPANCIES WITH THE TIMING OF A DECAYING WEATHER FRONT THAT MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THESE SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...HIGH WIND WARNINGS FROM THE EASTERN HALF OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA REMAIN IN EFFECT TROUGH THE NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST INTO THE DAY TUESDAY AND THEN FINALLY TAPER OFF AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENS. WHILE THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL BE THE WINDIEST PLACE THERE WILL BE CONTINUED STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT AROUND KODIAK ISLAND NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MAT-SU VALLEY. WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO A CONCERN WITH WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR 40 BELOW ZERO AND COLDER WIND CHILLS ARE IN EFFECT IN PORTIONS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AS WELL AS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THOMPSON PASS. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL HELP KEEP SKIES CLEAR OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS FOR AREAS FROM THE ALASKA RANGE EAST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ANOTHER COLD NIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE CLOUDS MOVE IN AND TEMPERATURES MODERATE IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW. A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING SEA FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...CONSIDERABLE DIVERGENCE IN MODELS SOLUTIONS THIS WEEKEND MAKES THE LONG TERM FORECAST QUITE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. PROJECTED UPPER LEVEL PATTERNS ARE QUITE DIFFERENT WHICH TRANSLATES TO VERY DIFFERENT FORECAST SOLUTIONS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 135. WIND CHILL ADVISORY 131 141 145. MARINE...GALE 121 129 130 132 150 155 165 170 171 172 175 179 180 185. STORM WARNING 176. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALL GULF COAST AREAS AND AREAS 150 160 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:28 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 2:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:59 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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