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Gale Warning 168, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 4, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 4, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
482 FZAK52 PAFC 041236 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 380 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 370 NM SW OF ADAK BY THU MORNING AT 1008 MB. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY WED MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BY WED MORNING THEN STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT E OF UNALASKA IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT E OF UNALASKA IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ173-050300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ174-050300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-050300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-050300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ181-050300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
898 FZAK52 PAFC 050000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB 510 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED EVENING AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-051500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ173-051500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ174-051500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-051500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-051500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-051500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 4, 3:42 AM AKST, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 3:42 AM AKST, 18 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
342 AM AKST TUE FEB 4 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
NO DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE UPPER AIR PATTERN SINCE YESTERDAY...WITH A
BROAD AND DISORGANIZED UPPER TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC...AND HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGES OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC.
A CLOSED UPPER HIGH IS MIGRATING EAST OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA...WITH A
STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH TRANSLATING AROUND THE WESTERN BERING HIGH
NEAR KAMCHATKA. THE FLOW CONTINUES TO REMAIN WEAK AND CUTOFF FROM THE
POLAR JET STREAM OVER ALASKA...WITH A NUMBER OF WEAK MIGRATING UPPER
LEVEL VORTICIES OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. TWO WELL DEFINED UPPER
WAVE DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE NORTH PACIFIC TROUGH CAN BE
SEEN ON WATER VAPOR...WITH THE FIRST LIFTING NORTH TOWARD THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT IS LIFTING INTO BRISTOL
BAY...WITH RAIN AND SNOW IMPACTING SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND A STEADY
STREAM OF CLOUDS MOVING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...A VERY IMPRESSIVE 1054 MB SURFACE HIGH IS SITUATED
OVER THE YUKON...WITH A BROAD 992 MB SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC. THIS IS PROMOTING A GENERAL NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ORIENTED
OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WITH COLDER AND DRIER AIR WORKING ITS
WAY INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. EVENTUALLY...THE STOUT HIGH OVER THE YUKON
WILL BUILD OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE
A POWERFUL NORTHERLY JET MAX/UPPER LEVEL POTENTIAL VORTICITY ANOMALY
TRACKS THROUGH ALASKA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. EVENTUALLY...A RATHER
IMPRESSIVE 60-70 MB SURFACE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
STATE OF ALASKA LATE FRIDAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN SUPERB SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT DEEP INTO NEXT
WEEK. THE SMALLER DETAILS ARE SLIGHTLY UNCERTAIN STILL WITH RESPECT
TO A POWERFUL NORTHERLY JET STREAK/UPPER LEVEL POTENTIAL VORTICITY
ANOMALY EXPECTED TO TRACK INTO THE GULF FRIDAY...BUT OVERALL...THEY
ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT. CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH INTO THE WEEKEND.
THE ECMWF...GFS...NAM...AND CANADIAN GLOBAL DETERMINISTIC PREDICTION
SYSTEM WERE FAVORED FOR THIS FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
QUIESCENT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
KODIAK ISLAND...WITH OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS OVER MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SLOWLY SCATTER OUT THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH PATCHY FOG IN THE BASIN DISSIPATING. BREEZY
NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS DOWN
TURNAGAIN ARM...WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
SLACKENS.
THURSDAY EVENING...A STRONG JET STREAK WILL TRACK THROUGH
ALASKA...WITH A BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS PARTS OF THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE BIGGER STORY WILL BE INCREASING NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AND SILT ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY SOUTH INTO
ANCHORAGE.
SOUTHWEST...
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH THE
DAY...WITH PERIODS OF RAIN MIXED IN THE AFTERNOON. COASTAL AREAS NEAR
BRISTOL BAY WILL ALSO SEE PERIODS OF RAIN...WITH SNOW IN THE AHKLUN
MOUNTAINS. MOST OF THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND LOCATIONS NEAR THE
ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES WILL SEE STRONG DOWNSLOPE DRYING...WITH BREEZY
SOUTHEAST WINDS. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WITH A FEW ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER
SOUTHWEST BEFORE DRYING OUT WEDNESDAY EVENING. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRI...WITH STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA...
RAIN WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE EASTERN BERING SEA AREA...ALASKA
PENINSULA...AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE THE FRONT
FALLS APART AND WEAKENS. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL SEE SNOW SHOWERS
BEFORE TURNING TO RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE REGION THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST(SATURDAY 8TH - FRIDAY 14TH)...
BY SATURDAY...A DEEP UPPER LOW WILL BE DIVING SOUTHWEST INTO THE
NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WITH NORTHERLY FLOW
ALOFT AS A VERY ANOMALOUSLY STRONG CLOSED BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE
BERING SEA EXERTS ITSELF. THE NET EFFECT FOR ALASKA WILL BE A COLD
NORTHEAST OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN...WITH BREEZY MOUNTAIN GAP WINDS AND
SLOWLY COOLING TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION WILL BE RELEGATED TO
KODIAK ISLAND AND THE NORTH GULF COAST...MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA. INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY THROUGH
AT LEAST MONDAY AS DRY NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT DOMINATES. BLOWING DUST
AND SILT WILL REMAIN A CONCERN THROUGH THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
SOUTH...AS WELL AS HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS DUE TO THE DRY
AIR AND BURNABLE FUELS IN THE MAT VALLEY.
MIDWEEK AND BEYOND...THE GFS ENSEMBLE...ECMWF ENSEMBLE...AND NORTH
AMERICAN ENSEMBLE FORECAST SYSTEM (NAEFS) IS STRONGLY HINTING AT A
RETROGRESSION OF THE BERING BLOCK...AND CONTINUED NORTHERLY
FLOW...EVENTUALLY LEADING TO A DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. SHOULD SUCH A PATTERN UNFOLD...PARTS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL
BEGIN TO SEE INCREASING SNOW CHANCES BY LATE WEEK...WITH CONTINUED
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. IN ESSENCE...A RETURN TO MORE WINTERY
CONDITIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 132 138 150 160 165 170-177 179 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 127.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AHSENMACHER FEB 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days |
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