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Gale Warning 195, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 17, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 17, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2014, 7:20 AM AKST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

785 
FZAK52 PAFC 171253
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 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.

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH TUE MORNING. A NORTH
PACIFIC WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT AND
MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-180300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 10 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING.  
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE
MORNING BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 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. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-180300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-180300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-180300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 16 FT E OF ATKA. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-180300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-180300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ181-180300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...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...11 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 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...10 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...9 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
760 
FZAK52 PAFC 171624 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
720 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

UPDATED ZONES 160 171 172 173 174 175 176 179

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH TUE MORNING. A NORTH
PACIFIC WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT AND
MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-180300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 10 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY
720 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. E OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT 
IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-180300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
720 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 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. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-180300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
720 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-180300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
720 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-180300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
720 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT IN THE EVENING SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
720 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
720 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-180300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-180300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
720 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ181-180300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...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...11 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 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...10 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...9 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...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 16, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WITH AN
AMPLIFYING RIDGE BUILDING JUST WEST OF ATTU AND A WEAKER RIDGE OVER
THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. MULTIPLE UPPER WAVES HAVE MOVED INLAND OVER THE
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WITH A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF AND INTO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. A
SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES ARE TRACKING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BRINGING AREAS OF ENHANCED LIFT TO THE AREA.

AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD SURFACE LOW PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF
AND STRETCHES OVER MUCH OF THE REGION....WITH HIGH PRESSURE
STRETCHING FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE FAR WESTERN BERING. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE ABOVE MENTIONED AIR MASSES CONTINUES TO
COMPRESS...CAUSING A STRONG AND COLD NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING
AND ALEUTIANS. CURRENT OBSERVATIONS SHOW COLDER AIR OVER MUCH OF THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING SEA...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF
ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS AS EMBEDDED WAVES MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.
CURRENT RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS REPORT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
PERSISTING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR
TODAY WAS HOMING IN ON A SOLUTION REGARDING THE TIMING AND STRENGTH
OF A SURFACE LOW FORMING AROUND THE SOUTHERN GULF. DIFFERENT MODEL
SOLUTIONS FOR THIS SINGLE FEATURE HAS HELPED KEEP SOME UNCERTAINTY IN
THE FORECAST REGARDING WINDS AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE SHORT
TERM...WITH SOME SMALLER FEATURES BEGINNING TO DIVERGE IN THEIR
SOLUTION REGARDING THE PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF A LOW FORMING OVER
THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON. OVERALL THE MODELS ARE
SHOWING A BROAD SURFACE LOW PERSISTING OVER MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AND
GULF THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING...WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING BY TUESDAY MORNING.

THE GFS AND EC REMAIN THE MOST CONSISTENT MODELS FROM RUN TO RUN
REGARDING THE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF...HOWEVER THE DIFFERENCES
IN THE OVERALL LOW PROGRESSION WITH TIME CONTINUES TO DIVERGE BETWEEN
THE MODELS. BEYOND 24 HOURS THE NAM BECOMES AN OUTLIER REGARDING THIS
FEATURE...FORMING A MUCH STRONGER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUESDAY
MORNING. THE MODELS ALSO STRUGGLE WITH THE FORMATION OF A SURFACE LOW
SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE EC BEING
THE ONLY MODEL TO CLOSE OFF THE SURFACE CIRCULATION SOUTHEAST OF
SHEMYA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE THE NAM WAS USED
FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS...THEN TRANSITIONED TO AN EC/GFS BLENDED
SOLUTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM TO SHOW SOME UNCERTAINTY
DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED MODEL DISCREPANCIES.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MULTIPLE WAVES PASSING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND
AREAS AROUND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH
TOMORROW MORNING. CROSS BARRIER FLOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THIS
EVENING...OPENING UP THE CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER
THE WESTERN KENAI AND ANCHORAGE AREA AS THE SECOND WAVE MOVES THROUGH
THE AREA THIS EVENING. ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT MOISTURE
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...PROVIDING MOISTURE TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED
SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THAT
EVENING. STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP AGAIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON AS A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. THIS
WILL BRING ANOTHER WEAK ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST THROUGH MIDWEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE WIDESPREAD
OVER THE AREA WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE LOWER
KUSKOKWIM DELTA. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE LOWER
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING WILL BEGIN TO
PIVOT AROUND THE BACK END OF THE LOW...THEN BEGIN TO ELONGATE AND SET
UP OVER THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND AKPEN MONDAY AFTERNOON. PARTS OF THE
SOUTHWEST COAST AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AKPEN WILL SEE SOME
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY WINDS WITH THIS FEATURE...WHERE THE
INTERIOR OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY AND CALM
THROUGH MIDWEEK.

THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS FOR MOST OF THE
BERING SEA. THE FLOW PATTERN AND TEMPERATURES ALOFT REMAIN
CONDUCIVE FOR INSTABILITY AND THEREFORE SHOWERS OVER THE BERING SEA
THROUGH MIDWEEK. WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND FAIR UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER
THE BERING SEA WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING...SLIGHTLY
IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS
THROUGH MIDWEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A PATTERN CHANGE STILL LOOKS IN ORDER AS THE CURRENT LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVERHEAD WILL BREAK DOWN AND GET PUSHED OUT BY THE INCREASING
ZONAL FLOW. WHILE CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN A TRANSITION TO WARMER
CONDITIONS BY THE END OF THE WEEK...DETAILS ON STRENGTH AND TIMING OF
INDIVIDUAL EMBEDDED WAVES IN THE FLOW ARE STILL MUDDLED. OVERALL
EXPECT A SERIES OF FRONTS AND SYSTEMS TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
OF ALASKA STARTING LATER THIS WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195
MARINE...GALES 170 172-176 185 412 413
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 165 170 173 179 185 411-414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&
TP

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 16, 11:06 PM AKST, 4 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1106 PM AKST SUN FEB 16 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 PM     SNOW             3 NW HOMER              59.66N 151.57W
02/16/2014  M9.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            SNOWFALL STARTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND 4 INCHES
            ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER 4 INCHES ACCUMULATION
            OVERNIGHT SATURDAY TO SUNDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM
            FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY NIGHT IS 9 INCHES.

&&

DSTRICKL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 17, 12:10 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC64 hr
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 17, 4:49 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC99 min
Feb 17, 7:20 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.