Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 112, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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757 FZAK52 PAFC 091225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU EVENING. $$ 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. $$
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 8, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT...ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF. NAM IS HAVING A LITTLE MORE TROUBLE WITH
THE TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING IN THE BERING SEA. OVERALL THE MODELS
SEEM TO HAVE CAUGHT THE DEVELOPING PATTERN QUITE WELL.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS A SOMEWHAT PROGRESSIVE PATTERN
OVER THE REGION TODAY. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST
OF NORTH AMERICA EXTENDS NORTHWARD AND OVER THE AL-CAN BORDER AND A
LONG WAVE TROUGH HAS DUG DOWN THE WESTERN COAST OF THE STATE AND OVER
THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THESE FEATURES WILL BE MOVING SLOWLY BUT
STEADILY EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THURSDAY.
A SURFACE LOW SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK IS MOVING NORTHWARD TODAY WITH A
FRONT EXTENDING FROM IT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...A STACKED LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH BRISTOL BAY
TONIGHT AND WEAKEN. A RESULTANT SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT BRINGING
PLENTY OF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA OFF THE GULF OF ALASKA. WE ARE
EXPECTING CONTINUED SNOWFALL UP THE SUSITNA VALLEY ENOUGH FOR AN
ADVISORY. WITH THE SURFACE LOW AND SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT...TURNAGAIN
ARM WINDS ARE CONTINUING NEAR 45 TO 60 MPH. THIS IS RESULTING IN THE
TYPICAL PRECIPITATION FREE AREAS OF THE WESTERN KENAI...MAT VALLEY
AND ANCHORAGE BOWL. HOWEVER...PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST
AND IN THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION...PORTAGE VALLEY WILL REMAIN IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR
THE EVENING. THE SURFACE LOW AND UPPER LEVEL WAVE TO PASS THROUGH THE
AREA WEDNESDAY CHANGING THE FLOW TO MORE SOUTHWEST AND BRINGING MORE
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH BY TOMORROW
NIGHT WITH PRECIP BECOMING ISOLATED. ANOTHER LOW TO MOVE OUT OF THE
NORTH PACIFIC AND INTO THE GULF LATE THURSDAY. THIS LOW WILL BE
MAINLY IN THE EASTERN GULF WITH THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION VALDEZ
EASTWARD. HOWEVER...MODERATE TO STRONG GAP WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM
THE BARREN ISLANDS SOUTHWEST THROUGH SHELIKOF STRAIT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE STACKED LOW TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT.
STILL EXPECTING STRONG GAP WINDS NEAR THE LOW THIS EVENING BEFORE IT
WEAKENS CONSIDERABLY OVERNIGHT. THE LOW WILL SWING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
TOMORROW AND INTO EASTERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL MEAN
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY.
PRECIPITATION TO END OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE A LOW MOVES INTO THE
NORTHERN BERING FRIDAY AND BRINGS A CHANCE TO THE WEST COAST FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
ALEUTIANS AND BERING...THE LOW IN BRISTOL BAY BRINGING SHOWERS ALL
THE WAY INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. A WEAK LOW OVER NORTHWEST BERING SEA
BRINGING MODERATE WINDS AND RAIN TO SHEMYA. THE FRONT WILL WORK TO
THE CENTRAL BERING BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND HIT HIGH PRESSURE AND
WEAKEN. ANOTHER LOW TO PUSH ACROSS THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THURSDAY
AND BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF MODERATE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION TO THE
WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AND RIDE THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BERING THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING
SEA FRIDAY WITH WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION OVER THE
BERING AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED PRECIPITATION ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.
WINDS WILL BE NEAR GALE FORCE CLOSER TO THE LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A MORE STABLE PATTERN SETS UP OVER THE WEEKEND
WITH A LARGE LOW IN THE GULF AND A LARGE LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA. A SKINNY RIDGE TO REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE BIG QUESTION IS THE BREAK THROUGH OF
THE RIDGE BY A FRONT BY TUESDAY. THE MORE STABLE SOLUTION WOULD
SUGGEST THE RIDGE HOLDING AND WEAKENING THE FRONT. THE RIDGE WILL
THEN REBOUND. SO...MORE OF A WET PANHANDLE WITH STRONG WESTERLY GAP
WINDS IN SOUTH CENTRAL OVER THE LATER WEEKEND INTO MID WEEK RIGHT
NOW. FOR THE SOUTHWEST...DRY WITH AKPEN GAP WINDS. FOR THE ALEUTIANS
AND BERING...STRONG WINDS AND LOTS OF PRECIPITATION AND WARMER THAN
NORMAL OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING. DRY AND COOL FOR THE MOST
PART OF THE EASTERN BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 145.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 129 130 132 140 150 170 172 175 176 179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days |
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Sources
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