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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Feb 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
429 FZAK52 PAFC 161207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 170 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO AROUND 300 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 963 MB WED EVENING...THEN MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TRACK FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED MORNING TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST ON THU. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 65 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TOWARDS MORNING. .THU...SW WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 29 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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504 FZAK52 PAFC 170001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 225 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL AT 972 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPING 400 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NEAR GAMBELL AT 1002 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO SW 50 KT TOWARD MORNING. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
993 FZAK52 PAFC 171207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 260 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL TRACK INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 280 NM WEST OF GAMBELL THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 230 NM NORTH OF HOOPER BAY AT 1003 MB FRI EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT IN THE MORNING EAST OF COLD BAY. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 35 KT IN THE MORNING E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 37 FT SUBSIDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 37 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS FROM THE 12Z RUN ARE DOING WELL THROUGH
FRIDAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AFTER THAT THERE IS STILL A RAPID
PLUNGE INTO UNCERTAINTY AS THE GFS AND ECMWF DRAMATICALLY DIVERGE.
THE DEPTH AND STRUCTURE OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH ENTERING THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND AS WELL AS A RIDGE EARLY NEXT WEEK MAKE THE LONGER TERM
FORECAST A CHALLENGE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND
PART OF THE STATE IS ERODING AS A FRONT WORKS ON SHORE IN WESTERN
ALASKA. THE LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS ANCHORED WELL INTO EASTERN
RUSSIA AND IS NOT MOVING EASTWARD IN ANY HURRY.
AT THE SURFACE THE HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED IN THE YUKON TERRITORIES
AND EXTENDS WESTWARD REACHING ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND INTO BRISTOL
BAY. THE SURFACE LOW PRODUCING THE FRONT IN WESTERN ALASKA IS IN THE
GULF OF ANADYR AND MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. THE NEXT AND STRONGER LOW IS
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AND IS ALREADY QUITE IMPRESSIVE ON SATELLITE
IMAGERY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST HAS WEAKEN AND LOST ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT RESULTING IN THE
WINDS RAPIDLY WEAKENING THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY. HIS ALLOWED
THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FROM NORTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH
THE COPPER RIVER DELTA TO BE CANCELED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA IS SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY AREA BUT WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY
AS IS RUNS INTO THE SURFACE RIDGE. AREAS EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE
WILL MOSTLY SEE ONLY CLOUDS AS THE RIDGE DISSIPATES AND THE FRONTAL
REMNANTS MOVE EASTWARD.
THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL IMPACT ONLY THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND
WESTERN BERING SEA. THERE IS A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS DUE TO THIS SYSTEM BUT IT WILL MOSTLY IMPACT MARINE
AREAS WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY
TOMORROW...WHICH MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TOMORROW AFTERNOON
INTO NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS DISCUSSED EARLIER THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING
WITH THE WEEKEND PERIOD AND BEYOND. HOWEVER IT DOES LOOK LIKELY THAT
THE MAIN STORM TRACK DURING THAT PERIOD IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
AND THEREFORE KEEP THE BERING SEA REGION AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
IN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WHICH WILL KEEP THINGS GENERALLY WARMER
WITH MORE MOISTURE. AREAS EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE ARE MORE LIKELY TO
STAY ON THE DRY SIDE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 191.
MARINE...GALE 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 179 185.
STORM 130 132 172 175.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 138 140.
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 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:06 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:23 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 16, 12:18 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 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.