Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 218, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
012 FZAK52 PAFC 210033 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AND MON. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING MON AND SPREAD TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN BERING TUE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 435 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 60N. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
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836 FZAK52 PAFC 211237 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 1014 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF ATTU STRENGTHENS TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 500 NM NORTH OF ATTU TUE MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
350 FZAK52 PAFC 220019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 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. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 365 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE EVENING AT 984 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DENSE FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .WED...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
577 FZAK52 PAFC 221240 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF ATTU TUE AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 975 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATTU WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT THIS MORNING. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. DENSE FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
054 FZAK52 PAFC 230038 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 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. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA WED MORNING. A 980 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 970 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 160 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE AND 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE AND 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 65 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 55 KT EAST OF SHEMYA. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 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 20, 11:40 AM AKST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 11:40 AM AKST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1140 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...ALASKA IS SITUATED IN BETWEEN A
STRONG NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE AND A DEEP LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA.
A ZONAL 145 KT JET EXTENDS ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHERN
MAINLAND. AT THE SURFACE A DISSIPATING FRONT IS MOVING FROM
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF. WITH BROAD
WESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WITH THE FRONT
IS BANKED UP ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGE.
THE COMBINATION OF THE WESTERLY FLOW WITH A WEAKENING FRONT MEANS
THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH IMPACT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. COLD
ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT IS PRODUCING THE USUAL SNOW SHOWERS
AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS FOR THE BULK OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE ONE PROBLEM
AREA IS OVER THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS BEGINNING TUESDAY. A
STATIONARY FRONT SETS UP IN THIS CORRIDOR AND MODELS INDICATE
LOWS WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK NORTHWARD. THE RUN-TO-RUN
CONSISTENCY OF LOW POSITIONS AND STRENGTH IS QUITE POOR. FOR NOW
PLAN TO MAKE USE OF THE GFS SOLUTION BECAUSE IT IS NOT VERY
DIFFERENT FROM THE EXISTING FORECAST AND WILL RESULT IN MINIMAL
CHANGES UNTIL MODELS GAIN A BETTER HANDLE ON THE SITUATION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MODELS INDICATE VERY WEAK UPWARD MOTION AS
THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH WESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW AND COLD
ADVECTION SHOULD BE JUST ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME LIGHT SNOW ON THE
WEST SIDE OF THE KENAI/CHUGACH/TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS...AND SIMILARLY
ALONG THE WRANGELL MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
ACCUMULATION WILL BE VERY LIGHT WITH A DUSTING UP TO PERHAPS AND
INCH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE
WEST BEHIND THE FRONT RESULTING IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE GULF AND MAINLAND. COLD AIR ADVECTION AND JET ALOFT
WILL COMBINE WITH THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND
OF STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE NORTH TO WEST
GULF COAST. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK SO COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN
FROM THE BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...BUT GENERALLY EXPECT
DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. WESTERLY WINDS WILL
REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT WHICH SHOULD MINIMIZE FOG FORMATION.
HOWEVER...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD LATE MONDAY WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO LIGHTEN AND FOG WILL BECOME A GREATER THREAT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH MID WEEK...ALTHOUGH THERE MIGHT BE
A LITTLE WIND AS FRONTS CROSSING THE BERING NEAR THE WESTERN ALASKA
COAST BEGINNING TUESDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A TROUGH WILL DROP OUT OF RUSSIA AND INTO
THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO
AMPLIFICATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA
AND INTO WESTERN ALASKA. THUS...A SOUTH TO NORTH STORM TRACK WILL
SET UP OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING. AS WE HEAD THROUGH
THE WEEK THIS FRONTAL CORRIDOR WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD AND WEAKEN
AS THE UPPER TROUGH IS FORCED OVER THE RIDGE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE
BERING THIS WEEK SHOULD REACH THE MAINLAND BY WEEK'S END...ALTHOUGH
IN A MUCH WEAKENED STATE. MODELS INDICATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
RIGHT BACK IN BEHIND THE FRONT. SO GENERALLY LOOKS LIKE THE DRY AND
COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF
ALASKA. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN SHIFT THE ACTIVITY BACK TO THE WESTERN
BERING NEXT WEEKEND...SIMILAR TO WHAT IS EXPECTED TO EVOLVE OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125 130 132 150 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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