Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2011
Small Craft Advisory 124, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
841 FZAK51 PAFC 140016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 991 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 980 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 500 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 23 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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944 FZAK51 PAFC 140407 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 138 140 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 991 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 980 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 500 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 23 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 700 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
874 FZAK51 PAFC 140628 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 UPDATED ZONES 125 132 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 991 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 980 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 500 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 930 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 930 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 23 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 700 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
289 FZAK51 PAFC 141228 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 986 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 991 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS 50 TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE.. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 24 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 20 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 13, 5:45 AM AKST, 10 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 5:45 AM AKST, 10 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
545 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ACROSS THE MAINLAND...A LARGE TROUGH DOMINATES THE REGION WITH A
COMPLEX LOW OVER THE GULF OF AK. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES ROTATE
AROUND THIS COMPLEX. ONE SUCH DISTURBANCE IS NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND
AND PINWHEELING LIGHT SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND EASTERN REACHES OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AS
DEPICTED BY RADAR. AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL
INTERIOR IS FILTERING THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER
BASIN SOUTHWARD.
OUT WEST...AN UPPER-RIDGE IS BUILDING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND
MOVING EAST. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS BETWEEN THE WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE SUPPORTED BY THE RIDGE IN THE BERING AND THE AFOREMENTIONED
LOW COMPLEX IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE RESULT IS STRONG NORTH WINDS
FROM BRISTOL BAY TOWARDS THE AKPEN. FURTHER WEST A FRONT IS ADVANCING
TOWARDS THE FAR WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH STEADY
SNOW/RAIN.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NAM APPEARS TO HAVE VERIFIED BEST IN THE EAST...ESPECIALLY WITH
THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISTURBANCE NEAR MIDDLETON
ISLAND/PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. OUT WEST...MODELS SEEM TO HAVE DECENT
AGREEMENT THROUGH MID-WEEK. OVERALL...MODELS ACCEPTABLY CAPTURE THE
MAIN WEATHER FEATURES IN THE AOR.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AS THE DISTURBANCE DRIFTS WEST AND WEAKENS. THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL/MATANUSKA VALLEYS BEING ON THE EXTREME WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE
MOISTURE TO FEATURE CLOUDY SKIES AND PERHAPS A FEW FLURRIES OR
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...WITH SOME BREAKS OF SUN LATE IN THE DAY. THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT WEATHER HOWEVER WILL BE THE EFFECTS OF THE ARCTIC
AIRMASS BLEEDING DOWN INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
INTERIOR COUPLED WITH THE LOW COMPLEX IN THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST. COLD NORTH
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS OF 75 TO 85 MPH
POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHERE HIGH WIND WATCHES
HAVE BEEN ISSUED. IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY/COPPER RIVER BASIN...BRISK
WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 40
TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY. THE COLD TEMPERATURES MOVING ACROSS
COASTAL WATERS WILL ALSO BRING THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO
ABATE LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS AND
THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER-LVL DISTURBANCE.
SOUTHWEST...
THOUGH MOSTLY DRY...COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRUTAL WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO
COMMON ACROSS SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUES INTO EARLY
MONDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF APPRECIABLE PRECIPITATION FOR THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND LOOKS TO BE MID-WEEK AS ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS AHEAD
OF A BERING FRONT. IN THE INTERIM...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ADJACENT PACIFIC SIDE WATERS WHERE
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ACCELERATE WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW SHOWERS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS LOOKS TO RELAX AS THE RIDGE IN THE BERING NOSES EAST
AND RELAXES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BY EARLY MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ALSO
LOOK TO MODERATE AS A WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW ESTABLISHES ITSELF.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...SPREADING SNOW AND RAIN. CONDITIONS LOOK TO
REMAIN RATHER UNSETTLED THIS WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MAINLAND LOOKS TO RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES THIS
WEEK AS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVES EAST. THE PATTERN TO BECOME SLIGHTLY
MORE PROGRESSIVE FEATURING FASTER MOVING FEATURES. CONDITIONS TO
REMAIN RATHER UNSETTLED IN THE BERING/ALEUTIAN WITH A SERIES OF
LOWS/FRONTS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...131
HIGH WIND WATCH...131 135
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...131 141 145 155
MARINE...STORM...127 130 132 150
GALE...121 121 126 128 129 138 155 160 165 170 172 175 176
185 351 352 411 412 413 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...120 121 125 126 127 128 129 132 138
140 141 150 155 160 165 179 185
JAM FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:15 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:21 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Feb 13, 9:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 7:35 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 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.