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Gale Warning 148, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2013, 9:36 AM AKST. It was in force for 30 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 2, 2013, 9:36 AM AKST (18:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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960 FZAK52 PAFC 030034 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON AT 992 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KISKA MON AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
252 FZAK52 PAFC 030706 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 UPDATED 155 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 1005 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE 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. $$
783 FZAK52 PAFC 031216 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE TO 80 NM EAST OF SAND POINT TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE ASHORE OVER DILLINGHAM AT 994 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA LATE MON NIGHT AT 994 MB. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ON BERING SIDE. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ON BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 35 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
039 FZAK52 PAFC 040030 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 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. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON BY MON AFTERNOON...THEN TO 70 NM NORTH OF DILLINGHAM AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA LATE TUE MORNING. A 967 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 954 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING EXTENDS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA ARCHING
NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT. A DE-AMPLIFYING UPPER TROUGH
IS MOVING ASHORE THE KENAI PENINSULA WITH ATTENDANT FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST...PUSHING ASHORE AND DISSIPATING THIS
MORNING. ANOTHER BROAD UPPER LOW SITS JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WITH A COMPACT SHORTWAVE OVER THE SURFACE LOW CENTER AND
ANOTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST EMBEDDED IN THE STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLIES.
OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL...MOST OF THE RAIN IS BEING WRUNG OUT BY THE
COASTAL MOUNTAINS BUT WITH THE DISSIPATING FRONT AND SLACKENING MID
LEVEL WINDS LIGHT RETURNS ARE BEGINNING TO FILL THE KENAI NEXRAD OVER
PREVIOUSLY DOWN SLOPE AREAS IN THE LEE OF THE KENAI MOUNTAINS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC SETUP
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FAIRLY
STABLE LONG-WAVE PATTERN OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS HAS RESULTED IN
PRETTY GOOD CONSISTENCY BOTH RUN TO RUN AND MODEL TO MODEL. THE MAIN
FEATURE WILL BE SURFACE LOW APPROACHING THE EASTERN CHAIN CURRENTLY
AND ITS WARM FRONT EXTENDING TOWARD THE EAST. THE SETUP LOOKS NEARLY
IDENTICAL TO THE PAST TWO DAYS EXCEPT NO RIDGING BETWEEN THE CURRENT
SYSTEM AND THE NEXT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...VERY LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WITH ISOLATED
POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL TAPER OFF AND GIVE WAY TO A MORE
SHOWERY REGIME BY MID MORNING THEN A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR THIS EVENING
PRECIPITATION WILL WANE FOR THE KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST AREAS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE NEXT WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY MORNING AND BRING A REPEAT OF THE CURRENT
PROCEEDINGS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE DECAYING UPPER TROUGH WILL SLOWLY SLIDE
NORTHWESTWARD TODAY. SNOW FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL GRADUALLY
TAPER OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHILE SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS FOR THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION WILL WANE AS WELL BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER
ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY MORNING AS THE NEXT
FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND UPPER TROUGH SWINGS OVERHEAD.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL STAY JUST SOUTH OF
THE CHAIN TODAY WHILE GRADUALLY MOVING EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RAIN
SHOWERS WILL STAY IN THE FORECAST AS THE FRONT WEAKENS OVERHEAD
TODAY. AS THE FRONT SWINGS NORTHWARD OVER THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AHEAD WILL BRING REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY MONDAY AS THE LOW MOVES TOWARD BRISTOL
BAY AND WEAKENS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE IS BEGINNING TO CONVERGE ON A STRONG SYSTEM
APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
FRONTAL BOUNDARIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SYSTEM AS WELL AS TRIPLE
POINT SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL SWING NORTHEASTWARD AND AFFECT THE
MAINLAND BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 195
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 140 150 155 170 172 175 176 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
MTL FEB 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:43 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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