Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 214, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 19, 2011, 4:00 AM 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 19, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
883 FZAK51 PAFC 191233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND DEEPENS TO 995 MB SAT EVENING 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT BEFORE MOVING INLAND SAT NIGHT. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SUN MORNING AND MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST AK SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT BY AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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227 FZAK51 PAFC 200028 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. ANOTHER 1012 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON 50 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
227 FZAK51 PAFC 200647 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 UPDATED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. ANOTHER 1012 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON 50 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 945 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
938 FZAK51 PAFC 201220 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND SUN NIGHT INTO MON. HIGH PRESSURE STEADILY BUILDS INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
962 FZAK51 PAFC 201633 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 129 130 140 141 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND SUN NIGHT INTO MON. HIGH PRESSURE STEADILY BUILDS INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 730 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 730 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 730 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 730 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 730 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 730 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
234 FZAK51 PAFC 210015 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF COAST THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 18, 3:52 PM AKST, 12 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 3:52 PM AKST, 12 hours 8 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
352 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS ACROSS ALASKA...BRINGING SEVERAL
STORM SYSTEMS TO THE AREA. WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER SOUTHEAST
ALASKA...AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING OVER THE BERING SEA...SOUTH
CENTRAL REMAINS IN BETWEEN WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THIS PATTERN
WILL SHIFT EAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...PUTTING THE TROUGH OVER
SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE BERING AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA BY SUNDAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY...SHOWING GENERALLY THE SAME IDEA
AS FAR AS HOW FAST PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE OUT OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND AND THE ZONAL FLOW OVER THE
BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY...ESPECIALLY ANCHORAGE EAST. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY IS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH
SATURDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW PASSES BY TO THE SOUTH. ANOTHER SURFACE
LOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND...BUT
IT DOES NOT LOOK TO PACK THE SAME PUNCH THAT THE LAST ONE DID FOR
THAT AREA.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM THE EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA THROUGH SUSITNA VALLEY AND EASTWARD TO CORDOVA THROUGH THE
NIGHT. AROUND ANCHORAGE...VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS
EXPECTED...WITH SOUNDINGS SHOWING A BIT OF DRYING IN THE MID-LAYERS
TONIGHT THAT COULD MEAN NOT ENOUGH CLOUD ICE AVAILABLE FOR SNOW.
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SQUEEZED OUT OF THE RELATIVELY THIN
CLOUD DECK THAT IS OVER THE AREA.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN INCREASED ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN...WITH THAT AREA BEING IN THE FAVORABLE NORTHWEST QUADRANT IN
RELATION TO THE DEVELOPING/STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW NEAR MIDDLETON
ISLAND TO GET SOME DECENT SNOWFALL. TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY LIMITS. THE TIME OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FOR THIS AREA
WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BERING SEA...STRATUS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE NEXT SURFACE
LOW WILL BE FAST MOVING...AND WILL BRING SOME SNOW TO MUCH OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON SUNDAY. SOME STRONGER WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
LOW...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING STORM FORCE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING ON SATURDAY. THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO
NORTHWEST ALASKA...THEREFORE THE SURFACE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LOW WILL WEAKEN AS WELL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...176 185 411 412 .
GALE WARNING...120 129 130 132 150 165 170 172 175 179 180
351 352 413 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
MBSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 19, 4:34 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:40 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 19, 10:28 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:55 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.