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Small Craft Advisory 110, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
820 FZAK52 PAFC 081224 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK TUE AFTERNOON AT 992 MB AND MOVES INLAND OVER WESTERN ALASKA TUE EVENING. A 1007 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT MOVES TO 270 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT AT 1021 MB. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT S OF KIPNUK. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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199 FZAK52 PAFC 090026 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN MOVES TO 110 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 1006 MB WED MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW 320 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1023 MB WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATES THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...SEAS 12 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
757 FZAK52 PAFC 091225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 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. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU EVENING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
349 FZAK52 PAFC 100009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1015 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 1021 MB THU MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING THU MORNING AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
597 FZAK52 PAFC 101225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT FROM A 971 MB LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KAMCHATKA LIES OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING. IT WILL MOVE OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 21 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 28 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 32 FT EXCEPT 12 FT EAST OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAINT PAUL ISLAND N. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAINT PAUL ISLAND N IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
951 FZAK52 PAFC 102348 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB 380 NM NORTH OF ATTU FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE 480 NM NORTH OF ADAK SAT MORNING. ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN BERING FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E 40 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 7, 2:20 PM AKST, 13 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 2:20 PM AKST, 13 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
220 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
SYNOPTIC SCALE INITIALIZATIONS ARE REASONABLE. FORECAST TRENDS ARE
GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT AND ARE ALSO REASONABLE.
.UPPER LEVELS...
STRONG 500 MB LOW CENTER WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL AK PEN
TUE AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND TRAVERSES ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS AN OPEN WAVE WED. SHOULD SEE SIGNIFICANT
WARMING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WITH THIS SYSTEM. 850 MB TEMPS
CONTINUE TO RISE TO AROUND 0 TO 2C OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND 0 TO
-2C OVER THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA TUE. TEMPS REMAIN RELATIVELY WARM
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF THROUGH WED...BUT SHOULD START COOLING
AGAIN ACROSS SW AK AS COOLER AIR WRAPS IN BEHIND THE RETREATING WAVE.
THE 500 MB PATTERN REMAINS RELATIVELY PROGRESSIVE ACROSS THE MAINLAND
THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK WITH SERIES OF MINOR WAVES
MOVING EAST.
.SURFACE...
WINDY...WARM...AND WET IS GENERALLY THE PATTERN EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT 36 HRS. TEMPS SHOULD COOL OUT
WEST AND STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE MAINLAND BY WED
MORNING...HOWEVER GENERALLY MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA INTO EARLY THU.
THE MAIN FEATURE OF IMPORTANCE IS A 970S MB LOW CENTER OVER THE NE
PACIFIC WHICH IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTH. THIS CENTER IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN AND MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE AK PEN TUE MORNING. THE LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE MAINLAND TUE. THE OCCLUDED
FRONT MOVES OVER THE AK PEN/ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE SW
MAINLAND AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT PROGRESSES EAST TO THE
NORTH GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL AK TUE THEN HEADS EAST AND WEAKENS. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE THEN MOVES TO THE
WESTERN BERING SEA ON WED. A WEAK FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TUE EVENING THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT APPROACHES THE EAST
ALEUTIANS WED EVE.
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL
OVERNIGHT AND TUE. GALES AND STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
COASTAL MARINE AREAS AND GALES IN THE OFFSHORE MARINE AREAS OVERNIGHT
AND INTO TUE. INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG
GAP FLOWS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MAT-SU...ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND EASTERN KENAI PEN. WINDS ACROSS
TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE...SHOULD BE FAIRLY STRONG BUT CURRENT
THINKING IS THAT IT WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS. WINDS OVER
MOST AREAS WILL DIMINISH WED MORNING. PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANYING THE
FRONT WILL GENERALLY BE RAIN ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS WITH A
MIX INLAND...EXCEPT COPPER RIVER BASIN WHICH SHOULD BE GENERALLY
SNOW. THE POTENTIAL FOR ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWS OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA
VALLEY LOOKS PROMISING FOR TUE WITH THE ONSET OF SE UPSLOPE FLOW
BEGINNING TUE MORNING. CONDITIONS BECOME MORE SHOWERY ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL WED.
.SW ALASKA...
EXPECT A BROAD AREA OF GALES FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO OVER MUCH OF
EASTERN BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. HIGH WIND CONDITIONS
LOOK PROMISING OVER THE NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY ZONE LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUE MORNING AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND LOW A LOW LEVEL JET ENHANCE GAP
FLOWS. THE HIGH WIND THREAT SHOULD END TUE AFTERNOON OVER BRISTOL
BAY. MOISTURE AHEAD OF FRONT IS ALREADY MOVING OVER THE AK PEN AND
EAST ALEUTIANS AND IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SPREADING INTO BRISTOL BAY.
MORNING SOUNDINGS SHOW FREEZING LEVELS OF AROUND 2200FT NEAR KING
SALMON AND 1600FT OVER BETHEL. THE MCGRATH SOUNDING SHOWS
SUB-FREEZING AIR BELOW 1600FT WITH ABOVE FREEZING AIR TO ABOUT
5700FT.
THINKING THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AK PEN AND BRISTOL BAY WILL BE
MAINLAND RAIN...MAYBE MIXED NORTH INLAND BRISTOL BAY THROUGH TUE.
MIXED PRECIPITATION LIKELY ALSO OVER THE DELTA TUE. MAY SEE A FEW
POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY WEST OF BETHEL. WHILE THE
SOUNDING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SHOWS FREEZING RAIN
POTENTIAL...THE THOUGHT IS THAT DOWNSLOPE SHOULD MITIGATE
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MORE
SHOWERY AND TREND TOWARD SNOW ON TUE NIGHT AND WED AS COLD AIR MOVES
IN FROM THE WEST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ONCE FIRST STORM SYSTEM MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES...RESPITE WILL BE
BRIEF. AS A SECOND SYSTEM IS CLOSE ON ITS HEELS. SECOND SYSTEM WILL
FOLLOW A MORE EASTERLY TRACK...MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA INSTEAD
OF SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. STRONG WARM ADVECTION AND GALE FORCE WINDS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AS WELL. ACTIVE PATTERN WILL PERSIST
INTO THE WEEKEND. UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL STEER NORTH PACIFIC SURFACE
LOWS INTO BOTH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND DIRECTLY INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH...161
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125 132 140 141 155 160 180 170 172
STORM WARNING...130 138 150
HEAVY SPRAY WARNING...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
RMC FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 3:49 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 12:41 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 5 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.