Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 161, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2012, 11:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2012, 11:20 PM AKST (08:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 9:25 PM AKST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
347 FZAK51 PAFC 030819 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED 121 129 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW OVER COOK INLET MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. A 972 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 973 MB FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW THEN MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 1120 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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448 FZAK51 PAFC 031301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 985 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE MORNING. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE MORNING. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W OF SEAL ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SEE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE MORNING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
632 FZAK51 PAFC 031309 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 985 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE MORNING. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE MORNING. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W OF SEAL ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE MORNING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
144 FZAK51 PAFC 032354 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING. A 993 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1000 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT...BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT BY LATE EVENING... THEN BECOMING SE 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING... THEN BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING... BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
747 FZAK51 PAFC 040627 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING. A 993 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1000 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 925 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT...BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT BY LATE EVENING... THEN BECOMING SE 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING... THEN BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING... BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Feb 2, 2:00 PM AKST, 9 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 2:00 PM AKST, 9 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM MODEL LOOKS THE BEST FOR THE COOK INLET
REGION FOR TONIGHT. THE GFS AND ECMWF APPEAR TO BE THE BEST ON A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTH ACROSS TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT
AND FRI. DECIDED TO GO WITH THE GFS FOR COORDINATION PURPOSES IN THE
EAST...THOUGH THE ECMWF IS A LITTLE FASTER ON THE LOW MOVEMENT. THE
GFS/ECMWF ARE REASONABLE OUT WEST.
.ANALYSIS...
.UPPER LEVELS...
A LONG WAVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA IS PRODUCING SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND. THE VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND WEAKEN. A DEVELOPING
SHORT WAVE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI
MORNING THEN OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR FRI AFTERNOON. THE LONG WAVE
TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FRI
NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW COMPLEX SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
MOVES TO OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE FRI
NIGHT.
.SURFACE...
THE WEAKENING STORM CENTER NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING IS MOVING
NORTH AND WEAKENING. THE CENTER SHOULD MOVE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA
TONIGHT AND WEAKEN. A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI
MORNING...THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI.
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER SW ALASKA TONIGHT. A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS FRI.
A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC DEEPENS INTO THE 950S AS IT
APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. THIS CENTER EVENTUALLY
WEAKENS INTO THE 960S AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT.
SECONDARY CENTERS FORM ALONG THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY FRI
AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA TONIGHT WITH SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND WEAKENING LOW
CENTER MOVING NORTH. A DEVELOPING LOW APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF
FRI WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS AND RAIN AND SNOW TO THE GULF WITH
SNOW INLAND AREAS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MUCH MORE TRANQUIL WEATHER MOVES IN TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS A RENEWED CHANCE OF SNOW
TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
MUCH WARMER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN RECENTLY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY
THIS WEEKEND.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE NEXT SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL EXPAND AND
BRING A LARGE AREA OF STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN FRINGES OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. SOUTH AND EAST OF THESE TWO ZONES...A STRONG WARM
SECTOR WILL WARM TEMPERATURES UP AND BRING A MIXED BAG OF
PRECIPITATION...IF NOT ALL RAIN...ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED IN THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND INTO
NEXT WEEK...AND WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
OVER THE GULF...SOUTHERN ALASKA...AND THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN PARTS
OF THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL HELP BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO
THESE REGIONS FOR NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 191 AND 195.
MARINE...GALES...120 130 132 150 171 179 185
STORMS...155 160 165 170 172 175 176 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC FEB 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:13 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:31 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 2, 5:54 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 2, 7:22 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 3, 1:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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