Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 228, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2011, 4:00 AM 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 24, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
885 FZAK51 PAFC 241247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL AND THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRI EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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404 FZAK51 PAFC 250001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRI EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
736 FZAK51 PAFC 250743 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 UPDATED 130 138 140 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRI EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1040 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 45 KT NEAR BARREN ISLANDS. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1040 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1040 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN SOUTHERN INLET. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
729 FZAK51 PAFC 251249 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM SAT MORNING 50 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. IT WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA LATE SAT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
393 FZAK51 PAFC 260029 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 50 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF KETCHIKAN AT 990 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES LATE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TOWARDS MORNING. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
443 FZAK51 PAFC 261253 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 70 NM S OF YAKUTAT THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 230 NM S OF KETCHIKAN AND DEEPEN TO 987 MB SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT SHIFTING TO THE NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 23, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING MUCH BETTER TODAY WITH PRETTY
MUCH A REASONABLE CONSENSUS SOLUTION IN REGARDS TO THE STRONG LOW IN
THE BERING SEA. THE GFS IS STILL A LITTLE WEAK SO THE ECMWF/NAM
SOLUTION HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN USED FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGES
IN THE WEST. THINGS REMAIN MORE SETTLED IN THE EAST WITH THE LARGE
HIGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE BIGGEST MODEL QUESTION WILL BE THE
EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TROUGH ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST SOMETIME BETWEEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN
PART OF THE STATE IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD AS A LARGE LOW IN THE
WESTERN BERING SEA ADVANCES TO THE NORTHEAST. THERE WILL BE AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH THAT MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
STATE UNTIL THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REASSERTS ITSELF IN AN OMEGA BLOCK
BY THIS WEEKEND. THE JET STREAM RUNS UP THE WESTERN LIMB OF THE UPPER
RIDGE AND OVER THE TOP BEFORE DESCENDING SOUTHWARD AGAIN. THIS
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE AROUND THIS RIDGE AS WELL AS THE ONE THIS
WEEKEND. A LARGE SURFACE LOW IN THE BERING SEA IS CURRENTLY JUST A
LITTLE NORTHEAST OF ATTU AND MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST. IT WILL
BASICALLY FOLLOW THE TRACK OF THE PREVIOUS LOW INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA.
THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA IN
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH TOMORROW BEFORE THE NEW SURFACE RIDGE
MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
A THE SURFACE RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE IS
SPLITTING SENDING ONE PART INTO THE YUKON AND THE OTHER INTO THE GULF
OF ALASKA. THIS RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH FOR AWHILE WITH
PRESSURES APPROACHING 1050 MB OVER THE GULF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS WAS CHANGED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING AS VISIBILITIES IN SHEMYA
DROPPED TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS WIND GUSTS
INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH. TEMPERATURES ALSO DROPPED DURING THE DAY
INDICATING EVEN MORE CLOD AIR WRAPPED UP INTO THIS SYSTEM THAN HAD
BEEN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED.
JUST TO THE EAST OF THIS LOW...INT THE WARM SECTOR OF THE SYSTEM ADAK
CLIMBED INTO THE MID 40S IN RAIN. AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTHWARD A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND TOMORROW
AND STRETCHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE MOSTLY
RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND IT. THIS FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS
TO THE ENTIRE BERING SEA REGION.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE SOME HIGH CLOUDS MOVING OVER THE RIDGE
BUT NO PRECIPITATION THROUGH TOMORROW. SOME STRATUS MAY DEVELOP IN
COOK INLET OVERNIGHT AS FLOW TURNS SOUTHWEST UP THE INLET OVERNIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AN OMEGA BLOCK RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALASKA BY THE WEEKEND. A NORTHERLY JET
RIDING OVER THIS RIDGE WILL DESCEND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR AREAS AROUND THE GULF COAST AS A LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP AS WELL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191.
MARINE...GALE 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180.
STORM 175 176 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr |
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