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Gale Warning 224, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 28, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

922 
FZAK52 PAFC 282353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 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.

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATED THIS
EVENING. A 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB 80 NM EAST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON THEN TURN
EAST AND WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR CHIGNIK THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 
4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY LATE EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...SW 60 KT PACIFIC SIDE.
BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
844 
FZAK52 PAFC 291246
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 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.

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ADAK STRENGTHENS TO 971 MB 35 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WED EVENING...THEN TURNS EAST AND WEAKENS TO 985 MB
AS IT APPROACHES 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK THU EVENING BEFORE
DISSIPATING THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...W 55 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT
BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...W 55 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
782 
FZAK52 PAFC 010006
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 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.

PKZ199-011500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 978 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE NEAR CHIGNIK AT 983 MB 
THU AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 992 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND 
RAIN. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT
BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...SW 55 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...W 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-011500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$
523 
FZAK52 PAFC 011249
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 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.

PKZ199-020300-
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR NIKOLSKI MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AT 986
MB THU EVENING AND THEN IS ABSORBED INTO A LARGER LOW OVER THE GULF
OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
FRI EVENING AND THEN INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA LATE FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-020300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-020300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-020300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22
FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-020300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...W 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13
FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-020300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-020300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

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 28, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

WEAK STATIONARY LOW REMAINS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF
ALASKA...AND WILL REMAIN THERE AND WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DIGGING
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA DIGGING SOUTH AND EAST
SUPPORTED BY A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY JET STREAK OVER THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS ARE
SUPPORTING WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THIS MORNING.

OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...THE INTERACTION OF THESE TWO PRINCIPAL UPPER
LEVEL LOWS IS KEEPING AN AREA OF DEFORMATION OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA NORTH AND WEST TO THE
SOUTHWESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES
ANCHORAGE...ESPECIALLY THE FAR WESTERN SIDE OF TOWN...WHERE LIGHT
SNOW HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS ALL NIGHT WITH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS.

OUT IN THE BERING...THE BIG STORY IS THE POWERFUL WINDS ASSOCIATED
WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND ITS ASSOCIATED
FRONT. WINDS ARE MAXING OUT AT LOW END HURRICANE FORCE CURRENTLY. THE
LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND THEN WEST TOWARDS
EASTERN RUSSIA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WHILE ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT
WILL LOSE ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING...PRIBILOFS ISLANDS...AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. A BLEND OF MODELS
WAS EMPLOYED DEPENDING ON WHICH MODEL WAS THOUGHT TO BE BEST HANDLING
A PARTICULAR WEATHER PARAMETER.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...

MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS THE WEAK AREA OF DEFORMATION OVER THE COOK
INLET REGION AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT
FEATURE FOR SOME TIME...AND GIVEN THE MODEL AGREEMENT WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE TO PESTER THE REGION INTO WEDNESDAY. THE GULF UPPER LEVEL
LOW WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE BY WEDNESDAY WHILE THE LOW OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL CUT OFF AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OR DRIFT EASTWARD
INTO THE COOK INLET REGION WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WILL
CONTINUE TO RELY A LOT ON PERSISTENCE AND ADVERTISE CHANCE TO
CATEGORICAL SNOW PROBABILITIES FOR THE COOK INLET REGION AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 36 HOURS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS
REMAINING MINOR.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...

PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ALOFT OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING SEA AND A NEARLY STATIONARY UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE CHIGMIT
MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
JET STREAK OVER THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HELP
POOL A VERY COLD AIR MASS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WITH WIND CHILLS
APPROACHING 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW WITH STRONG WINDS IN EXPOSED LOCALES
THIS MORNING. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR INLAND THROUGH MID
WEEK...AND WINDY ESPECIALLY THROUGH OUTFLOW CHANNELS ALONG THE
CHIGMIT MOUNTAINS OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THAT LOW MOVES NORTH AND THEN
WEST TOWARDS EASTERN RUSSIA TONIGHT. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE
PRIBILOFS WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE...AS
WINDS ARE ALREADY AT BLIZZARD CRITERIA. MAIN LIMITING FACTOR MAY BE
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AS THEY WILL BE MINOR. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT AS IT ENCOUNTERS STRONG RESISTANCE WITH
RIDGING HOLDING FIRM OVER THE EASTERN BERING...BUT IT TOO WILL WEAKEN
ALONG WITH THE FRONT. NEW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS TONIGHT AND
MOVES RAPIDLY TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A LARGE AREA OF
STORM FORE WINDS LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLIDES EAST ACROSS THE ISLAND
CHAIN HEADED FOR THE GULF THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ON TAP LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS IN THE GULF AND OUT IN
THE VICINITY OF THE ALEUTIANS FOR MOST OF THIS PERIOD.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...195
MARINE...GALES...132 138 150 170 171 175 185 179 414
         STORMS...130 172 176 412 413
         HURRICANE FORCE...411
         HVY FRZG SPRY...121 130 132 138 140 150 179 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

29/CC FEB 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 3:31 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC13 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 29, 4:55 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC35 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.