Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 235, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 27, 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 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 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.
522 FZAK51 PAFC 271233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT WITH LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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087 FZAK51 PAFC 280015 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH TUE. A 987 MB LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 35 DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
665 FZAK51 PAFC 280202 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 501 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 CORRECTED 120 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH TUE. A 987 MB LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
864 FZAK51 PAFC 281255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH TUE. A 987 MB LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH END OF STRAIT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
786 FZAK51 PAFC 010024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH TUE. A 996 MB LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL DISSIPATE TUE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AT 975 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH END OF STRAIT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 26, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT. I USED THE NAM FOR THE CHANNELED AND GAP WIND STUFF SINCE IT HAS THE BEST TERRAIN DIPICTION. HOWEVER, FOR THE LONG RANGE - ITS GFS ALL THE WAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STABLE PATTERN TAKING HOLD. BUILDING RIDGE ALONG 165-170W TO STAY PUT FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS. ALL AREAS TO THE EAST OF THOSE LONGITUDES WILL BE COLD AND DRY UNDER NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...MORE RAIN...EXCEPT FOR SNOW OVER SHEMYA...ALONG WITH GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND WED WITH THE MAIN LOW. AS THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES EAST...COLD AIR WILL RAPIDLY SWEEP ACROSS THE BERING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BRINGS DRYING ON FRI. FOR SOUTHWEST AK...DRY CONDITIONS BENEATH HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE INTERRUPTED WED AS AN UPPER WAVE BRINGS SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. DRY CONDITIONS THEN RETURN UNTIL THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES THU WITH SNOW LASTING THROUGH FRI. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...THE UPPER WAVE WILL INDUCE STRONG WINDS IN WHITTIER TODAY...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS AS STRONG WINDS PICK UP RECENTLY DEPOSITED SNOW. THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH QUICKLY AND WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE THEN KEEPS THE AREA COLD AND DRY UNTIL FRI WHEN THE BERING FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE RANGES AND BRINGS SNOW. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE WEST WILL BE DRY SAT BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM BRINGS SNOW SAT NIGHT INTO SUN WITH SNOW SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOUTHWEST AK WILL HAVE DRYING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE WILL HAVE COASTAL RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH DRYING INLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131, 135. MARINE...STORMS 175 176 GALES 120 126 127 129 130 155 165 170 172 179 180 185 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 129 130 140 FIRE WEATHER...NONE FEB 11
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 26, 11:29 PM AKST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1129 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0451 PM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
02/26/2011 M77.00 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MEASURED AT THE AIRPORT TOWER
0630 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 10 WSW VALDEZ 61.03N 146.58W
02/26/2011 M76.00 MPH AK BUOY
MEASURED AT THE MIDDLE ROCK CMAN STATION
0720 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG THOMPSON PASS 61.14N 145.75W
02/26/2011 AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
AT LEAST FIVE CARS STUCK IN WINDBLOWN SNOWDRIFTS IN THE
PASS...INCLUDING A DOUBLE FUEL TANKER. WINDSHEILD WIPERS
RIPPED FROM AT LEAST TWO DOT TRUCKS BY THE WINDS.
0720 PM NON-TSTM WND GST THOMPSON PASS 61.14N 145.75W
02/26/2011 E100 MPH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WINDS OF AT LEAST 100 MPH ESTIMATED BY A FOREMAN IN THE
PASS. FOREMAN ALSO REPORTED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO
STAND IN THE PASS DUE TO THE WIND. RWIS SITE READINGS
ONLY SOMEWHAT RELIABLE DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW.
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 13 WSW VALDEZ 61.01N 146.66W
02/26/2011 M81.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT THE POTATO POINT CMAN STATION
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
02/26/2011 AK PUBLIC
AT LEAST ONE CAR WINDOW SMASHED BY THE WIND AND SIDING
TORN FROM A HOUSE.
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
02/26/2011 M87.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT THE VALDEZ BOAT HARBOR
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 S VALDEZ 61.04N 146.30W
02/26/2011 M95.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT THE ALYESKA TERMINAL. WIND GUST OF 91 MPH
ALSO REPORTED AT 630PM.
&&
KSLocal storm report, Feb 26, 11:29 PM AKST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1129 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0451 PM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
02/26/2011 M77.00 MPH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MEASURED AT THE AIRPORT TOWER
0630 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 10 WSW VALDEZ 61.03N 146.58W
02/26/2011 M76.00 MPH AK BUOY
MEASURED AT THE MIDDLE ROCK CMAN STATION
0720 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG THOMPSON PASS 61.14N 145.75W
02/26/2011 AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
AT LEAST FIVE CARS STUCK IN WINDBLOWN SNOWDRIFTS IN THE
PASS...INCLUDING A DOUBLE FUEL TANKER. WINDSHEILD WIPERS
RIPPED FROM AT LEAST TWO DOT TRUCKS BY THE WINDS.
0720 PM NON-TSTM WND GST THOMPSON PASS 61.14N 145.75W
02/26/2011 E100 MPH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WINDS OF AT LEAST 100 MPH ESTIMATED BY A FOREMAN IN THE
PASS. FOREMAN ALSO REPORTED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO
STAND IN THE PASS DUE TO THE WIND. RWIS SITE READINGS
ONLY SOMEWHAT RELIABLE DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW.
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 13 WSW VALDEZ 61.01N 146.66W
02/26/2011 M81.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT THE POTATO POINT CMAN STATION
0800 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
02/26/2011 AK PUBLIC
AT LEAST ONE CAR WINDOW SMASHED BY THE WIND AND SIDING
TORN FROM A HOUSE.
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND GST VALDEZ 61.08N 146.30W
02/26/2011 M87.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT THE VALDEZ BOAT HARBOR
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 S VALDEZ 61.04N 146.30W
02/26/2011 M95.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT THE ALYESKA TERMINAL. WIND GUST OF 91 MPH
ALSO REPORTED AT 630PM.
&&
KSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:20 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.