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Gale Warning 179, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
885 FZAK52 PAFC 101249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 952 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA ON FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 959 MB SAT MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR DILLINGHAM SAT NIGHT. A 961 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 968 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 974 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 45 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...WIND INCREASING TO SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
377 FZAK52 PAFC 110055 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM EARLY SAT EVENING. THIS LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA SAT NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 55 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AT 975 MB. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON AT 971 MB. A COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT INCREASING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT INCREASING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
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 9, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. THEE EC AND NAM MODELS DISSIPATE THIS SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE GULF FRIDAY EVENING WHILE THE GFS MODEL MOVES IT IN THE WESTERN GULF BEFORE DISSIPATING IT FRIDAY NIGHT. OVERALL THE EC/NAM SOLUTION APPEARS TO BE MORE REALISTIC. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER PATTERN IS DOMINATED BY A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA AND AND THE SEA OF OKHOTSK. THIS IS CAUSING STORMS TO TRACK EAST ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC THEN TURN NORTH ONTO MAINLAND ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...A MODERATE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO NORTH TOWARD THE EASTERN GULF. ANOTHER LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO TRACK EAST. AN OLD LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN CANADA INTO THE EASTERN MAINLAND HAS INCREASED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA PRODUCING GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN SPREAD AS SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE REST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA, COPPER RIVER BASIN, ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST FRIDAY NIGHT THEN CHANGE BACK TO RAIN AND SNOW SATURDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND ALEUTIANS...WINDS OVER THE AREA WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING DISSIPATES OVERNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST WILL CHANGE TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A NEW LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT WILL TURN NORTH AND MOVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL SPREAD INTO BRISTOL BAY AS SNOW SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY TURN NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA SATURDAY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LOWS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THEN TURN NORTH INTO WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 125 130 140 150 155 160 165 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 5:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 4 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.