Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 192, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 14, 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 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 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.
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. $$
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162 FZAK52 PAFC 151202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES INTO EASTERN BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT AT 991 MB. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT AT 966 MB. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
673 FZAK52 PAFC 170039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES NEAR MEKORYUK FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC FRONT CROSSES THE ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES ACROSS THE BERING ON FRI.A LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT AND MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA AT 968 MB LATE TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS TO 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON 160 NM NORTH OF ADAK. A 988 MB LOW FORMS NEAR SAND POINT LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVES INLAND NEAR BRISTOL BAY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR COLD BAY. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
232 FZAK52 PAFC 171258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL ADVANCE TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON FRI AND WEAKEN. A 971 MB LOW 220 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SE OF SHEMYA AT 976 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 300 NM NE OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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 14, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS AS WELL AS EC IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON SOLUTION FOR THE FIRST 42 HOURS BUT THEN THERE IS MAJOR DIVERGENCE. ALL MODELS KEEP THE ALEUTIAN STORM CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE IT TO THE NORTHWEST ON THU...THE NAM IS A BIT DEEPER THAN THE OTHER TWO MODELS BUT NOT THAT MUCH. THE SOLUTIONS DIVERGE WITH THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE GULF THU NIGHT. THE EC SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER OF THE GROUP WITH A WASHED OUT LOW. THE GENERAL IDEA IS A 980 MB SOMETHING LOW STRADDLING 150W WHICH MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. MAIN IMPACT AT CURRENT TIME IS FOR THE MARINE WINDS AND KODIAK ISLAND. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL MON NIGHT HAS MOVED OFF INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR WITH MAINLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON OVER MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM ALREADY IMPACTING CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH TO THE AK PEN. LOOKS AS WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN PARKING THIS SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY AND WED BEFORE IT MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST ON THU. FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING OVER PRIBILOFS THIS AFTERNOON AND ONSHORE IN THE SOUTHWEST LATER TUE AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...CLOUDY WITH RAIN OR SNOW FROM CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EASTWARD. MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS OVER SAME REGION. LITTLE ACTIVITY IN THE WESTERN AL AND BERING UNTIL THU AFTERNOON WHEN A FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NO. PAC. SOUTHWEST...FRONT SHOULD BE MOVING ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON STARTING IN BRISTOL BAY. LOOKS AS MOST PRECIP SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW BUT SOME MIXED SNOW AND RAIN CERTAINLY POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST. GFS INDICATING FONT LINGERS THROUGH MOST OF WED. SOME CLEARING WED NIGHT AND THU. SOUTHCENTRAL...GENERALLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH FRONT MOVING INTO COOK INLET THIS EVENING AND ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA DURING THE NIGHT. LOOKING FOR SNOW TURNING TO RAIN BY WED MORNING ALONG THE COAST WITH SNOW INLAND. KODIAK RAINY THROUGH WED PM WITH A SHORT BREAK WED NIGHT BEFORE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH SOMETIME LATE THU MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...WITH THE MODEL UNCERTAINTY IT IS DIFFICULT TO BE VERY PRECISE. THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC UPPER LEVEL FLOW ALONG 50N IS FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST. THE LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN AL THU LINGERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT. CURRENT GFS RUN SHOWS LITTLE ACTIVITY IN THE GULF OR EASTERN BERING UNTIL LATER ON SUN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...ONGOING BLIZ WARNING FOR PRIBS, BLIZ FOR COASTAL 155 MARINE...GALES MOST WEST ZONES, 120 130 138 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:01 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:12 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Feb 14, 7:32 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Feb 14, 7:32 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Feb 14, 10:46 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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