Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 209, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
313 FZAK52 PAFC 180014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 34 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
563 FZAK52 PAFC 181231 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE AK PEN WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 964 MB KAMCHATKA LOW WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SAT MORNING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 28 FT BUILDING TO 36 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 34 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
720 FZAK52 PAFC 190002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 964 MB KAMCHATKA LOW WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SAT MORNING THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 29 FT BUILDING TO 37 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 37 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT BUILDING TO 37 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 37 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 17, 5:15 AM AKST, 10 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 5:15 AM AKST, 10 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
515 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011
CORRECTION TO BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS DISCUSSION
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER-RIDGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING IS PROGRESSING
EAST TOWARDS THE ALCAN BORDER. TO THE WEST...A LARGE TROUGH IS OVER
THE BERING SEA AND ADVANCING EAST TOWARDS THE MAINLAND. AT THE
SURFACE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS DRAPED ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST AND IS WEAKENING. OUT WEST A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AROUND
250 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IS EJECTING NORTHEAST TOWARDS
THE CHUKCHI SEA. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT IS MOVING ASHORE THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA SPREADING STEADY SNOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN THE EAST...MODELS DEPICT THE FRONT APPROACHING THE SW ALASKA
MOVING TOWARDS SOUTHCENTRAL WITH A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING
ALONG NEAR THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA FRIDAY MORNING...THEN MOVING
THIS LOW TO SOUTHEAST OF JUST SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SATURDAY MORNING.
THE GFS AND ECMWF SOLUTION SEEM TO HAVE CAPTURED THIS FEATURE AND
ASSOCIATED MOISTURE BEST. HOWEVER...THE NAM SUGGESTS THE HEAVIEST QPF
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE MAT-SU VALLEYS...AND
THIS IS FEASIBLE AS IR AND WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT A
MODEST FETCH OF MOISTURE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ADVANCING.
IN THE WEST...MODELS SIMILARLY CAPTURE THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT OVER
THE SW MAINLAND...THE BROAD SHOWERY REGIME IN IT'S WAKE...AND THE
APPROACH OF ANOTHER FRONT INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SATURDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
TRANSITORY RIDGE WILL MOVE TO THE ALCAN BORDER THIS EVENING AND ALLOW
THE FLOW ALOFT TO SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST USHERING IN A MORE
FAVORABLE DIRECTION FOR DEEPER MOISTURE TRANSPORT. LOOK FOR LIGHT
SNOW TO OVERSPREAD THE SUSITNA VALLEY DOWN TO THE KENAI PENINSULA
LATE THIS EVENING...AND BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT AS THE RESIDUAL
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND A WAVE OF LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE
LOW MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
FOR SNOW HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU VALLEYS
TO COVER THIS THREAT. THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER-LVL SHORTWAVE LOOKS TO
TAPER PRECIPITATION TO SHOWERS BY FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS MOST AREAS
EXCEPT EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
SOUTHWEST...
SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE AFOREMENTIONED
FRONT MOVES TO THE EAST. SNOW MAY BE MIXED AT TIMES WITH RAIN OVER
BRISTOL BAY AS A SMALL WARM NOSE POKES IN FROM THE SOUTH. A SERIES OF
UPPER-LVL DISTURBANCES KEEPS THE THREAT OF SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS
AROUND INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
CYCLONIC FLOW IN THE TROUGH WILL KEEP ABUNDANT SNOW SHOWERS AROUND
THROUGH FRIDAY OVER THE BERING/PRIBILOFS. A BRIEF RESPITE OVER THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS WEAK RIDGING BUILDS IN FRIDAY...AND THEN ANOTHER
FRONT LOOKS TO ADVANCE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING EARLY
SATURDAY...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND RAIN/SNOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST REMAINS
BELOW AVERAGE...AS MODELS STILL ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE PATTERN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...101 111 145
MARINE...STORM...185
GALE...150 165 170 172 175 176 180 411 412 413 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...185 411
JAM FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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