Alert archive / Alaska / Heavy Freezing Spray Warnings in 2011
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this heavy freezing spray warning at Jan 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
136 FZAK52 PAFC 120019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 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. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT AT 970 MB THEN TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE. A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 180...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
299 FZAK52 PAFC 120029 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 176 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT AT 970 MB THEN TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE. A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 180...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
371 FZAK52 PAFC 120059 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 185 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. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT AT 970 MB THEN TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE. A FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 180...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
408 FZAK52 PAFC 121215 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 974 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy freezing spray 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 heavy freezing spray warning went out at Jan 11, 2:50 PM AKST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 2:50 PM AKST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
250 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE LARGE UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS NOW CENTERED NEAR THE BERING STRAIT.
NORTHEASTERLY FLOW AROUND THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH IS
BRINGING UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVES DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST...THE FIRST OF A FEW CROSSED OVERNIGHT BRINGING STRONG WINDS
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. OUT WEST...A WEAKENING LOW NEAR SHEMYA IS
QUICKLY MOVING NORTHWEST TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS DRAPED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
ALEUTIANS BUT IS WEAKENING AS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT VACATES THE
REGION.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...EXCELLENT MODEL AGREEMENT OVER MOST OF THE STATE.
DIFFERENCES ARISE IN THE MEDIUM RANGE ALONG THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OUT WEST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE MAIN CONCERNS IN THE SHORT TERM OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
WILL BE WINDS INCREASING THIS EVENING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE
NEXT IN A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVES WILL MOVE OVER THE
REGION...STRENGTHENING THE GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE UPPER
LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE ARE A BIT MORE IMPRESSIVE SO WE
ARE ANTICIPATING WARNING LEVEL WINDS FOR A FEW OF THE TYPICAL
CHANNELED AREAS INCLUDING THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...VALDEZ...AND THE
COPPER RIVER DELTA. ELSEWHERE...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME
BLUSTERY OVERNIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TOWARD WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS
WILL INITIALLY MIX DOWN WARMER AIR ALOFT BRINGING TEMPERATURES TO THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S IN PARTS. COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE SHORT WAVE FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL EVENTUALLY FILTER ACROSS
THE REGION...BRINGING TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN TO NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR LATER IN THE WEEK.
THE GRADIENT STAYS STRONG THROUGH THE WEEK...SO WILL NEED TO WATCH
FOR ADDITIONAL SHORT WAVES AND UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT TO BRING OTHER
POTENTIAL WARNING LEVEL WINDS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEATHER IS MUCH MORE BENIGN OUT WEST WHERE HIGH
PRESSURE AND A GRADUAL COOLING IS UNDERWAY. COLD AIR WILL SLOWLY
ADVECT ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND EACH SHORTWAVE...BRINGING
TEMPERATURES BACK TO CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OR BELOW FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY RETROGRADE NORTH AND
WEST ALLOWING FOR THE COLD AIR AND SHORT WAVES TO EVENTUALLY INVADE
THE EASTERN BERING LATER IN THE WEEK. UNTIL THEN...A SERIES OF WEAKER
LOWS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH OF THE CHAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ZONE 111 131 135.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 127
GALE WARNINGS 120 121 126 128 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 71 hr |
Nearby
Heavy Freezing Spray Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every heavy freezing spray warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.