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Small Craft Advisory 147, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 24, 2011, 9:45 AM AKST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2011, 9:45 AM AKST (18:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
786 FZAK52 PAFC 241746 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 UPDATED AREA 179 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. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 250 NM W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB THU EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM NW OF BARROW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND FRI. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...S 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 31 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 945 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
159 FZAK52 PAFC 250046 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF KISKA FRI WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 980 MB SAT. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
520 FZAK52 PAFC 251222 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 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. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A 980 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF KISKA FRI WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 981 MB LATE SAT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
252 FZAK52 PAFC 252351 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA SAT NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF KISKA FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 980 MB LATE SUN. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 24, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...AND GFS AND ECMWF ARE REASONABLY SIMILAR
ALL THE WAY OUT THROUGH 144 HOURS. FOR SHORT TERM...A NAM/GFS BLEND
WAS USED TO ADJUST CURRENT FORECASTS...THOUGH NO LARGE CHANGES WERE
NEEDED...AS MODELS ALSO HAVE BEEN SHOWING GOOD CONTINUITY THE LAST
FEW RUNS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGH AMPLITUDE CLOSED 575 DM UPPER RIDGE
CENTERED JUST S OF PADQ EXTENDS N TO ARCTIC COAST. VERTICALLY STACKED
LOW ON W SIDE OF THE RIDGE WITH 966 MB SURFACE CENTRE IS OVER CENTRAL
BERING W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLE...MOVING N. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONTAL
BAND IS STRETCHING/SPLITTING AS IT MOVES INTO UPPER RIDGING...AND IS
ONLY VERY SLOWLY MOVING E FROM IT'S CURRENT POSITION JUST E OF PADK.
STRONG SERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS FROM 1047 MB SURFACE HIGH
CENTERED S OF PADQ TO THE BERING LOW ARE BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO
ERN ALEUTIANS...AK PEN...AND BERING COASTAL AREAS. ALL OF MAINLAND AK
IS UNDER UPPER/SURFACE RIDGING WTIH JUST HIGH CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH
AND WARMING ALOFT STRENGTHENING SURFACE-BASED VALLEY INVERSIONS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIANS: OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN STRETCH AND SPLIT
AS IT TRIES TO MOVE E INTO UPPER RIDGE TODAY/TONIGHT. THE PARENT UPPER
LOW WILL ACTUALLY BE FLATTENING THE UPPER RIDGE TONIGHT/FRI. SO THE
FRONT WILL NEVER REALLY PASS PADU OR AK PEN...JUST WILL DISSOLVE IN
PLACE. THUS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY E FROM PADK TO PACD...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING FRI. A WARM FRONT FROM ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW MOVING N WILL
PUSH N OVER CENTRAL AND WRN ALEUTIANS FRI/SAT. SO CURRENT COLDER WEATHER
WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL GIVE WAY TO WARMING WITH RAIN. STRONG WINDS FROM
PADU E OVER AK PEN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
CENTRAL/WRN ALEUTIANS TO MAX GALE OR POSSIBLY STORM FORCE LATE FRI INTO
SAT.
SW AK: AS THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES N AND E TODAY
AND TONIGHT...FLATTENING THE UPPER RIDGE...THE OFFSHORE FRONT WILL
SLOWLY MOVE INLAND. MIXED PRECIP. WILL START TODAY ALONG THE OUTER
COAST...CHANGING TO SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING. MUCH COLDER AIR
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING A QUICK CHANGE-OVER. OVER THE SW INTERIOR
GUSTY E AND SE WINDS HAVE MIXED OUT VALLEYS...SO NOT EXPECTING ANY -FZRA.
MIXED PRECIP. THERE WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT WITH A FEW INCHES LIKELY
BUT SYSTEM IS FAST-MOVING...SO NOT EXPECTING ANY HEAVY AMOUNTS. BEHIND
UPPER TROUGH PASSAGE...RIDGING REBUILDS OVER BERING SAT...LEAVING THE
REGION UNDER DRY COOL NRLY LOW-MID LEVEL FLOW.
S AND E OF THE AK RANGE: DRY WEATHER ALL AREAS TODAY UNDER UPPER RIDGE
BUT SOME LOW CLOUDS EXPECTED TO MOVE UP COOK INLET UNDER LIGHT SWRLY LOW
LEVEL FLOW. WEAKENING FRONT/UPPER SHORT-WAVE WILL SLIDE E OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT/FRI. SNOW LIKELY INLAND AREAS AS EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT UPPER
SUSITNA VALLEY...SPREADING S AND E FRI. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ON E SIDE OF
SUSITNA VALLEY...BUT ANC BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY COULD PICK UP A FEW
INCHES. SOME MIX WITH RAIN POSSIBLE FRI...BUT SHOULD STAY MOSTLY SNOW
INLAND. MIXED PRECIP. LIKELY ALONG GULF COAST...BUT WILL BE LIGHT. COLD
AIR RAPIDLY DRIVES S FRI NIGHT/SAT AS SHORT-WAVE TROUGH DIGS S AND UPPER
RIDGE REBUILDS FURTHER BACK W OVER THE BERING. CLEARING AND COLDER ALL
AREAS SAT WITH INCREASING N TO E WINDS COASTAL GAPS/PASSES. AT THIS TIME
WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA PLACES LIKE THOMPSON
PASS/VALDEZ...BUT THIS WILL NEED MONITORING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...BERING UPPER RIDGE BECOMES CLOSED HIGH SUN AND
BOTH ECMWF AND GFS KEEP IT NEARLY STATIONARY CENTERED NEAR BERING STRAIT
THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WED. 1050-1055 MB SURFACE HIGH FORECAST TO BUILD
OVER INTERIOR SUN...THEN SLIDE SE INTO YUKON MON. SURFACE TROUGH FORECAST
TO LIE ALONG ERN GULF COAST AND SE AK SUN. THIS COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO
STRONG N TO NE FLOW FROM 850 MB ON UP...WILL LEAD TO GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
COASTAL PASSES AND GAPS. COLDEST AIR OVER MAINLAND WILL BE SUN/MON...THEN
500 MB HEIGHTS INCREASE BY TUE/WED AS UPPER RIDGE EXPANDS A LITTLE FURTHER
E FROM BERING. THUS...DRY WEATHER WITH MUCH BELOW-AVERAGE TEMPS. SUN AND
MON OVER MOST OF THE MAINLAND S OF THE AK RANGE...WITH SOME MODERATION IN
TEMPS. LIKELY BY TUE/WED. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL MOVE N OVER CENTRAL AND
WRN ALEUTIANS MON...WITH RAIN ONLY AS FAR E AS PADK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS: 185 412
GALES: 120 130 132 155 160 165 170 175 176 179 180 351 352
411 413 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY: 127 185
MAR FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
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