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Gale Warning 190, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 14, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

309 
FZAK52 PAFC 141147
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 950 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 50 NM
NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 974 MB. A 985 MB LOW 
200 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. 

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...S 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT
BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
270 
FZAK52 PAFC 141155 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

CORRECTED ZONES 170 AND 171

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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 950 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 50 NM
NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 974 MB. A 985 MB LOW 
200 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. 

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...S 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT
BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
818 
FZAK52 PAFC 150018
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 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.

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 953 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF UMNAK ISLAND MOVES 125 NM NORTHEAST OF
DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING AND THEN CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE THU AS IT
MOVES TOWARD ST MATTHEW ISLAND. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
EASTERN BERING ON TUE. A 986 MB LOW 100 NORTHWEST OF ATTU DISSIPATES
WED WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EASTWARD...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT 
BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...S 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT..NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
162 
FZAK52 PAFC 151202
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 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.

PKZ199-160300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 962 MB LOW NEAR 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES INTO 
EASTERN BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT AT 991 MB. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 200 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED NIGHT
AND DISSIPATE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA
THU NIGHT AT 966 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 
11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW 
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
112 
FZAK52 PAFC 160001
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 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.

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR UMNAK ISLAND MOVES OVER THE PRIBILOFS THU AFTERNOON
AT 987 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 75 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU MORNING MOVES 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT
HEIDEN THU EVENING AT 987 MB AND DISSIPATES. A 970 MB LOW 300 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THU AFTERNOON MOVES NEAR KISKA FRI AFTERNOON AT 970
MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU EVENING.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
EAST. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W
AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35
KT...SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$
982 
FZAK52 PAFC 161207
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 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.

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND FRI
AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING WESTERN PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE
NEAR KISKA THU NIGHT AT 964 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB FRI NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR COLD BAY FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW 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 13, 4:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 4:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
430 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012

UPDATED WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY

.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM.
A WEAK SECONDARY LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MOVES INTO WESTERN PWS THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE. THE PRIMARY LOW THAT HAS BEEN
OVER BRISTOL BAY DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES TOWARD NORTON SOUND.
THE MAIN FORECAST FEATURE IS A DEEP LOW MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED AND THEN DISSIPATE RAPIDLY ON THU AS IT MOVES
TOWARD ST MATTHEW ISLAND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET ACCOMPANYING
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRONT MOVES ONSHORE TONIGHT. EXPECTING
CONTINUE SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN MANY SOUTHCENTRAL ZONES THROUGH
THIS EVENING. SHOWERS IN SOUTHWEST ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKENING LOW
SHOULD DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WOULD EXPECT SOME AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING
IN THE SOUTHWEST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING AREA...FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC STORM
MOVES INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING. EXPECT STRONG
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM AK PEN THROUGH CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
LOOKS AS IF MOST PRECIP WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN.  MODERATE TO
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ON BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM LATER ON TUE.

SOUTHWEST...DECREASING SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  SOME AREAS
OF FOG TONIGHT AND TUE MORNING. LOOKS AS FRONT WITH ALEUTIAN SYSTEM
SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE ONSHORE LATE TUE AFTERNOON.  WOULD EXPECT SNOW
AND POSSIBLY RAIN IN BRISTOL BAY WITH THIS FRONT.

SOUTHCENTRAL...DECREASING SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME PARTIAL
SUN ON TUE WITH NEXT FRONT MOVING OVER KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AND OVER
KENAI PENINSULA BEGINNING TUE EVENING.  PRECIP MAINLY IN THE FORM OF
SNOW WITH SOME RAIN POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN GULF COAST.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...SEVERAL WEAK LOWS MOVE INTO THE GULF ON THU
THROUGH SAT...THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME SHOWERS PWS AND EAST. MAIN
FEATURE IS A LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU EVENING. THIS
SYSTEM LINGERS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING THROUGH SAT. A STRONG WEATHER
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING AND INTO THE
EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZARD WARNING FOR T-PASS EXPIRES AT 6 PM THIS EVENING.
         BLIZZARD WATCH 195
MARINE...STORMS 172
         GALES 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 175 179 180 171
               351 352 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JMP FEB 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 3:51 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC31 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC15 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 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.