Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 145, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
200 FZAK52 PAFC 011223 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 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 FRI FEB 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 973 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI SAT AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 976 MB 80 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SARICHEF LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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210 FZAK52 PAFC 020002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE NEAR COLD BAY AT 983 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E OF SHEMYA...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF SHEMYA...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT FROM SHEMYA W. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
084 FZAK52 PAFC 021207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF PORT MOLLER AT 988 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E OF SAND POINT...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM ATKA W. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
244 FZAK52 PAFC 021837 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 936 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 UPDATED 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF PORT MOLLER AT 988 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E OF SAND POINT...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM ATKA W. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 936 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
960 FZAK52 PAFC 030034 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 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. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON AT 992 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KISKA MON AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 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 Jan 31, 2:20 PM AKST, 13 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 2:20 PM AKST, 13 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
220 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS A RATHER COMPLEX PATTERN IN THE
UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE STATE TODAY. THERE ARE TWO LONG WAVE
FEATURES. THE FIRST IS A RIDGE RUNNING JUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF
NORTH AMERICA THAT BENDS NORTHWEST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
TERMINATES IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THE SECOND IS A LONG WAVE
TROUGH EXTENDING OUT OF RUSSIA AND INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WHERE
A CUT OFF LOW HAS DEVELOPED. THERE IS A SECONDARY UPPER LEVEL LOW
SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THAT IS HELPING TO STEER THE MAIN JET
STREAM SOUTH OF THE REGION. THE RESULT IS BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER
THE BERING SEA REGION AND SOUTHERN GULF THAT TURNS ANTI-CYCLONIC TO
THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE.
THE SURFACE MAP SHOWS A LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A
FRONT REACHING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND BENDING WESTWARD
OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ANOTHER NORTH
PACIFIC LOW IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD TOWARD KISKA. THE MAIN RIDGE
IS WELL OUT INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN BUT THE ARCTIC FRONT HAS BEEN
PUSHED NORTHWARD KEEPING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN NORTHERN ALASKA.
THIS HAS LEFT SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA UNDER RELATIVELY
WEAK FLOW AT THE SURFACE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE CONSISTENT THROUGH THE NEXT DAY BUT
THEN DIVERGE RAPIDLY BY FRIDAY NIGHT IN REGARDS TO THE LARGE LOW
MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
BY SATURDAY NIGHT THERE IS A 500 MILE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NAM
LOCATION AND THE ECMWF LOCATION. THE GFS IS SITTING RIGHT BETWEEN THE
OTHER SOLUTIONS AND THAT IS PART OF THE REASON THE GFS IS THE FAVORED
MODEL. THE ECMWF AND GFS THEN CONVERGE A BIT ON THEIR SOLUTIONS AFTER
THAT AND FOLLOW A SIMILAR SOLUTION INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE
NAM MODEL IS THE ONE THAT IS STRUGGLING THE MOST ESPECIALLY IN THE
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLAND AREAS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES HAS BEEN MOVING
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY BRINGING SOME
SNOW TO THE REGION. AS THE FINAL WAVE MOVED THROUGH THE COOK INLET
REGION THE WEAK RIDGE MOVING INTO THE AREA BEHIND IT TRAPPED THE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE IN A STABLE LAYER AND HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG. THIS FOG AND STRATUS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO
TOMORROW DUE TO THE LACK OF WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND THE STABLE LAYER
KEEPING ANY VERTICAL MIXING FROM DISSIPATING IT. CLOUD CEILINGS
SHOULD LIFT TOMORROW AS A FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST
INCREASES THE SURFACE GRADIENT AND PULLS DRIER AIR FROM THE INTERIOR
OF THE STATE INTO THE REGION.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS IN A SIMILAR SITUATION AS SOUTH CENTRAL AS THE
RIDGE HAS TRAPPED THE MOIST AIR IN A STABLE LAYER PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD FOG. THIS FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL LIKELY SEE FOG LESSENING
OVERNIGHT AND NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS MOVE INTO THE AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP MILD
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...DENSE FOG ADVISORY 101 111 121 145.
MARINE...GALE 130 132 150 155 170 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 18 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:51 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 5 hr |
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