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Small Craft Advisory 130, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
993 FZAK52 PAFC 171207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 260 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL TRACK INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 280 NM WEST OF GAMBELL THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 230 NM NORTH OF HOOPER BAY AT 1003 MB FRI EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT IN THE MORNING EAST OF COLD BAY. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 35 KT IN THE MORNING E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 37 FT SUBSIDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 37 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
191 FZAK52 PAFC 171954 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1055 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 UPDATED 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 260 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL TRACK INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 280 NM WEST OF GAMBELL THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 230 NM NORTH OF HOOPER BAY AT 1003 MB FRI EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1055 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT IN THE MORNING EAST OF COLD BAY. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 35 KT IN THE MORNING E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 37 FT SUBSIDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 37 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
313 FZAK52 PAFC 180014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 34 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
563 FZAK52 PAFC 181231 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE AK PEN WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 964 MB KAMCHATKA LOW WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SAT MORNING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 28 FT BUILDING TO 36 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 34 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 16, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
EVEN THE LONGER TERM SOLUTIONS ARE FALLING IN LINE WITH A COMMON AND
PLAUSIBLE RESULT FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A RATHER PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN
CONTINUES AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS BEEN PUSHED INTO CANADA AS A
SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE
PATTERN CONTINUES AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS BUILDING INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND THEN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT AS THE STRONG
BERING SEA STORM TREKS NORTHEASTWARD. THIS STORM IS BRINGING
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OT THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THURSDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE ONLY WARNING CURRENTLY OUT IS A BLIZZARD
WARNING FOR ZONE 155 ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST OVERNIGHT. THERE
IS STILL A CHANCE THAT CONDITIONS WILL WARM UP TOO MUCH AND
PRECIPITATION COULD CHANGE TO RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THAT AREA. HOWEVER THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS THAT THE WINDS WILL
BE STRONG ENOUGH AND PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW FOR MOST OF
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND THEREFORE THE WATCH WAS UPGRADED TO A
WARNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...OVERALL MILE PATTERN SETTING UP FOR THE WEEKEND
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE COLD TROUGH ALOFT IS REPLACED BY A
WARM UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT WILL EXTEND OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO
THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE. THE STORM TRACK WILL RIDE ALONG THE
NORTHWEST PART OF THIS RIDGE BRINGING SURFACE LOWS THROUGH THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA INTO NORTHWEST ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155.
MARINE...GALE 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 172 175 179 180.
STORM 176.
HURRICANE FORCE 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 185.
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 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:51 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 31 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.