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Gale Warning 194, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 32 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 15, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2014, 12:10 AM AKST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
168 FZAK52 PAFC 160024 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 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. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL SLIDE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND SET UP BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-161500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-161500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-161500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-161500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ181-161500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-161500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...15 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...15 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
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180 FZAK52 PAFC 161241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... NORTH FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC WEATHER FRONT...ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW NEAR JAPAN... APPROACHES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-170300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-170300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT DIMINISHING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-170300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-170300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ181-170300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-170300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...15 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...14 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...12 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
604 FZAK52 PAFC 170048 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 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. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A NORTH PACIFIC WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS MONDAY EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERAL RELATIVELY WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL FORM ALONG THE WEATHER FRONT AND STAY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-171500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-171500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-171500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-171500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-171500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ181-171500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-171500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...13 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...11 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...10 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
693 FZAK52 PAFC 180912 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1210 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 UPDATED 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT AND TUE. A LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF AMCHITKA WED AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. $$ PKZ150-181500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1215 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-181500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-181500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-181500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-181500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ181-181500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-181500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...10 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...9 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...8 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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 15, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST SAT FEB 15 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BROAD AREA OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH AND OVERRUNNING WAS EVIDENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN GULF AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WAS LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE WERE SEVERAL SURFACE LOWS OVER THE GULF UNDER THE BROADENING COLD UPPER TROUGH. 500 MB TEMPS THIS MORNING AT KODIAK AND ANCHORAGE WERE AROUND -40C. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS UNDER THE TROUGH WAS EVIDENCED BY WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF. OUT WEST...THE WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WAS MOVING SOUTH. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WAS EXPANDING SOUTH AND WEST ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA WITH WIDESPREAD OPEN AND CLOSED CELL CU EVIDENT ON SAT IMAGERY. THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WAS GENERALLY UNDER FAIR SKIES WITH DRY OFFSHORE FLOW. .MODEL DISCUSSION(SHORT TERM)... THE UPPER LEVELS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR ON THE HANDLING OF UPPER WAVES AND THE POSITIONING OF SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE SURFACE PATTERN AND QPF FIELDS ARE SOMEWHAT NOISY IN THE EAST WITH NUMEROUS WAVES PROPAGATING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF. THE PATTERN IN THE WEST IS CONSIDERABLY MORE STABLE WITH BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW SETTING UP OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS THROUGH TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH AND LOW MOVING INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL LIFT NORTH LATE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASING MORE UNSTABLE OVER ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WAS COLD AIR MOVING NORTH WITH BROADENING UPPER TROUGH AND EMBEDDED SHORT WAVES. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS...LOCALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CLOUDS AND CHANGES OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AS THE UPPER LOW RETROGRADES NW TONIGHT AND SUN. SKIES WILL ONCE AGAIN START TO CLEAR MON AS THE MAIN UPPER LOW CENTER SHIFTS FURTHER SOUTH. THE UPPER LOW MOVING OVERHEAD WILL BRING MORE ARCTIC AIR FROM THE INTERIOR CONTINUING THE BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT FROM THE NORTH WITH STRONGER WINDS TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...INSTABILITY SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. TEMPERATURES ALOFT AND LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL REMAIN CONDUCIVE FOR SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN/CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE AND GIVE WAY TO NORTHERLY FLOW AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. THE APPROACHING FRONT MON NIGHT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE BERING ARE IN FOR A PATTERN CHANGE FROM THE CURRENT OUTFLOW WIND AND BITTER COLD BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE UPPER LOW OVERHEAD NOW WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO THE EAST. AN INCREASING ZONAL FLOW INFLUENCED BY THE EAST ASIAN JET STRENGTHENING WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE BAROCLINITY BETWEEN THE ARCTIC AIR STREAMING OFF THE MAINLAND AND WARMER NORTH PACIFIC REGIME. WITH AN ABSENCE OF A TRUE BLOCKING PATTERN CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE ACTIVE WARMER/WETTER PATTERN FOR SOUTHCENTRAL BY NEXT WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 141 MARINE...GALES 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 185 411 412 413 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE RMC FEB 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Feb 15, 9:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Feb 16, 12:39 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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