Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 170, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
071 FZAK52 PAFC 070003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN. A 998 MB 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK TUE EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 964 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE AND W 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. $$
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252 FZAK52 PAFC 071158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 30 NM WEST OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 969 MB WED EVENING. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
814 FZAK52 PAFC 072353 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB 60 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 90 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY THU MORNING. A 977 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 958 MB 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. $$
320 FZAK52 PAFC 081233 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR SAND POINT WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL THU MORNING. A 962 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 16 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
718 FZAK52 PAFC 090017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE PRIBILOFS THU AFTERNOON. A 962 MB LOW 550 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AT 966 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 962 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 954 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 16 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT EAST OF 160W. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING BERING SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$
701 FZAK52 PAFC 091244 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR COLD BAY THIS AFTERNOON. A 963 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 972 MB FRI NIGHT. A 961 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTH OF ATKA THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 135 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 954 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 40 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 17 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 16 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE WARM CORE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE STRETCHES UP THE WESTERN COAST OF NORTH AMERICA INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THIS IS PRODUCING DUE SOUTH UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALASKA. THIS ALSO SERVES AS THE BOUNDARY FOR THE WEATHER FRONT THAT IS BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...YESTERDAY THE THOUGHT WAS THAT THE ECMWF MODEL WAS ERRANT IN SLOWING DOWN THE LARGE LOW APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH. THE GFS WAS FAVORED DUE TO THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN AND THE WAY THAT INFLUENCES THE STORM TRACK. HOWEVER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS STRONGER THAN THE GFS OR NAM MODEL HAS BEEN INDICATING AND THEREFORE IT LOOKS LIKE THE ECMWF WAS THE MODEL THAT WAS THE BEST CHOICE. THE STRONGER RIDGE IS PREVENTING THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW FROM MOVING FARTHER NORTH AND SLOWING ITS OVERALL SPEED AS WELL. THE ECMWF IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE TODAY AND THE NEWER RUNS OF THE GFS ARE SERVICEABLE AS WELL. THE NAM IS STILL TO AGGRESSIVE IN PUSHING THE LOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND IS NOT BEING USED FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGES. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS PUSHING WESTWARD. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS OCCURRING IN THAT AREA AS TEMPERATURES HAVE GENERALLY WARMED INTO THE 30S. THE WARM AIR ALOFT IS ALSO IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE AS TEMPERATURES AT HIGHER ELEVATION AROUND ANCHORAGE HAVE WARMED INTO THE LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON...AS HAVE PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND THE GULF COAST AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE BIGGEST CONCERN AT THIS TIME IS THE RAIN THAT WILL OCCUR IN KODIAK TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE AROUND 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THAT PERIOD IN KODIAK CITY WITH HALF COMING IN THE TUESDAY NIGHT PERIOD. THE FROZEN GROUND AND TWO FOOT SNOW DEPTH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE PONDING IN THE AREAS AS WELL AS THE CHANCE OF MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE POORLY DRAINED. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE WEATHER PATTERN CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE STATE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. WEATHER OVER MUCH OF THE MAINLAND WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH MOST OF THE CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS LIMITED TO COASTAL AREAS. BY THE END OF THE WEEK COOLER AIR WILL SLOWLY FILTER BACK INTO THE MAINLAND. THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONFINED PRIMARILY TO THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN REGION AS WELL AS KODIAK ISLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 150 155 170 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 7:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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