Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 209, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 25, 2013, 9:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 25, 2013, 9:45 PM AKST (06:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
479 FZAK52 PAFC 260644 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 UPDATED 150 155 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 971 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AT 976 MB AND THEN TO 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 945 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 945 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 160W. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF ATKA IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT BERING SIDE...35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...NE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM ST MATTHEW ISLAND E. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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038 FZAK52 PAFC 261254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL LINGER AROUND THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WED NIGHT AT 986 MB. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...NE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY SHEMYA W. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY... E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
626 FZAK52 PAFC 261540 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL LINGER AROUND THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WED NIGHT AT 986 MB. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...NE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY SHEMYA W. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY... E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
335 FZAK52 PAFC 270047 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 70 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT HEADS TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WED NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 51N 165W WED AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON THU. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF PORT MOLLER...N 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF PORT MOLLER. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF DUTCH HARBOR. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE...22 FT DIMINISHING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ TP
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 25, 1:30 PM AKST, 8 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 1:30 PM AKST, 8 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
130 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE ARE TWO MAJOR STORM SYSTEMS
AFFECTING THE ALASKA REGION THIS MORNING. A TRIPLE POINT LOW
INTENSIFIED OVERNIGHT SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND IS NOW
BEGINNING TO STALL SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AS THE UPPER JET
CONTINUES OFF TO THE EAST. THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM IS
BEING FELT ON THE BACK SIDE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
STRONG VERTICAL MOTION FROM THIS STORM AND A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING IS COMBINING WITH COLD
AIR ADVECTION AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING FROM WEST
TO EAST. THERE IS ALSO A BAND OF SNOW AHEAD OF THE BERING TROUGH
FROM AROUND BETHEL SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY
PRODUCING SNOW AND LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW IS ALSO
SPREADING SLOWLY NORTHWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND
AND INTO BRISTOL BAY.
ANOTHER DEEP LOW IS TRACKING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH
AN OCCLUDED FRONT HEADED NORTHWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...ECMWF INITIALIZED A TAD BETTER THAN OTHER MODELS
WITH LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. IT ALSO SHOWED GREAT
RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY AND WILL BE USED AS GUIDANCE FOR THE FIRST
THREE DAYS OF THE FORECAST. THERE HAD BEEN QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY
WITH REGARD TO LOW POSITIONS IN THE GULF. MODELS SEEMED TO HAVE A
BETTER HANDLE ON THE SITUATION NOW AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE
AVERAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL BACK ITS
WAY TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH LIFTS NORTHWARD
INTO THE GULF TAKING ON AN EAST-WEST ORIENTATION. THE AFFECT OF THIS
WILL BE TO STALL THE OCCLUDED FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF...KEEPING
MOST OF THE IMPACTS FROM WIND AND PRECIP CONFINED TO KODIAK ISLAND
AND THE GULF COAST. AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES WESTWARD TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL PUSH WESTWARD JUST
SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL FLOW IS NOT
FAVORABLE FOR A BIG SNOW...IT DOES LOOK LIKE THERE WILL BE A
PERIOD OF STRONG LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IN THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA.
THEREFORE...WILL CONSIDER ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
SNOW FOR THIS AREA. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. VERTICAL MOTION WILL BE
DISORGANIZED AND LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BE UNFAVORABLE FOR MUCH PRECIP
INLAND...SO ONCE AGAIN EXPECT MOST OF THE IMPACTS TO REMAIN ALONG
THE COAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS LOW SETTLES
IN NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING WITH MOISTURE ADVECTING ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS INTO BRISTOL BAY. THE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING
WILL STALL ALONG THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST THIS EVENING AND THEN
HEAD BACK WESTWARD AS TROUGH OVER GULF BECOMES EAST-WEST ORIENTATED
RESULTING IN STRENGTHENING EASTERLY FLOW. INITIALLY THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL BE ALONG THE LOW LEVEL TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE
LOW CENTER NORTHWESTWARD TO AROUND DILLINGHAM. AS EASTERLY FLOW
STRENGTHENS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW WILL PUSH WESTWARD
AND THEN TAPER OFF TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW DISSIPATES.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE ALEUTIANS WILL SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW AS LOW TO THE SOUTH APPROACHES TONIGHT. HOWEVER AIR
MASS IS TOO WARM TO CAUSE REALLY LOW VISIBILITIES. THERE MIGHT EVEN
BE ENOUGH WARM AIR ADVECTION TO CAUSE A CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FOR A WHILE. THE SYSTEM WILL ULTIMATELY REMAIN
SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. COLDER AIR SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
MOVE IN BEHIND THE LOW ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...
THE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL HEAD BACK WESTWARD TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...LIKELY BRINGING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
WITH AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IN PLACE AND SAINT PAUL ISLAND SURROUNDED
BY SEA ICE CONDITIONS ARE VERY FAVORABLE FOR BLOWING SNOW.
THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...LOOKS LIKE PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACTIVE BUT THAT
THERE WILL BE A CHANGE IN THE HEMISPHERIC WAVE PATTERN. OVER THE
PAST WEEK THERE HAS BEEN A HIGHLY ZONAL JET OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC.
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE A SHIFT TO A MORE AMPLIFIED JET AND WAVE
PATTERN WHICH WOULD PROVIDE LONGER BREAKS IN BETWEEN STORM SYSTEMS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181. BLIZZARD WATCH 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120 130 150 155 172 175
GALE WARNING...132 136 137 138 140 160 165 170 176 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...140 150 155 165 170 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 3:46 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:01 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 5:06 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Feb 26, 6:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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