Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 203, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
546 FZAK51 PAFC 161907 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 UPDATED AREA 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-170300- 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 1000 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 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. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
466 FZAK51 PAFC 170022 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM 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. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 40 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUR OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
818 FZAK51 PAFC 170030 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM 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. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 40 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
864 FZAK51 PAFC 171232 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THU AFTERNOON. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM EAST OF SEWARD FRI MORNING AND MOVE TO AROUND 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 1003 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 15, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS FROM THE 12Z RUN ARE DOING WELL THROUGH
FRIDAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AFTER THAT THERE IS STILL A RAPID
PLUNGE INTO UNCERTAINTY AS THE GFS AND ECMWF DRAMATICALLY DIVERGE.
THE DEPTH AND STRUCTURE OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH ENTERING THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND AS WELL AS A RIDGE EARLY NEXT WEEK MAKE THE LONGER TERM
FORECAST A CHALLENGE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND
PART OF THE STATE IS ERODING AS A FRONT WORKS ON SHORE IN WESTERN
ALASKA. THE LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS ANCHORED WELL INTO EASTERN
RUSSIA AND IS NOT MOVING EASTWARD IN ANY HURRY.
AT THE SURFACE THE HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED IN THE YUKON TERRITORIES
AND EXTENDS WESTWARD REACHING ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND INTO BRISTOL
BAY. THE SURFACE LOW PRODUCING THE FRONT IN WESTERN ALASKA IS IN THE
GULF OF ANADYR AND MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. THE NEXT AND STRONGER LOW IS
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AND IS ALREADY QUITE IMPRESSIVE ON SATELLITE
IMAGERY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST HAS WEAKEN AND LOST ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT RESULTING IN THE
WINDS RAPIDLY WEAKENING THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY. HIS ALLOWED
THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FROM NORTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA TO BE CANCELED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA IS SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY AREA BUT WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY
AS IS RUNS INTO THE SURFACE RIDGE. AREAS EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE
WILL MOSTLY SEE ONLY CLOUDS AS THE RIDGE DISSIPATES AND THE FRONTAL
REMNANTS MOVE EASTWARD.
THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL IMPACT ONLY THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND
WESTERN BERING SEA. THERE IS A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS DUE TO THIS SYSTEM BUT IT WILL MOSTLY IMPACT MARINE
AREAS WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY
TOMORROW...WHICH MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TOMORROW AFTERNOON
INTO NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS DISCUSSED EARLIER THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING
WITH THE WEEKEND PERIOD AND BEYOND. HOWEVER IT DOES LOOK LIKELY THAT
THE MAIN STORM TRACK DURING THAT PERIOD IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
AND THEREFORE KEEP THE BERING SEA REGION AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
IN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WHICH WILL KEEP THINGS GENERALLY WARMER
WITH MORE MOISTURE. AREAS EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE ARE MORE LIKELY TO
STAY ON THE DRY SIDE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 191.
MARINE...GALE 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 179 185.
STORM 130 132 172 175.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 138 140.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:06 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:23 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 16, 12:18 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.