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Gale Warning 220, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 26, 2014, 4:00 PM 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 26, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
281 FZAK51 PAFC 270004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-271500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-271500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-271500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-271500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-271500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-271500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-271500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
363 FZAK51 PAFC 271203 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH EARLY SAT. $$ PKZ119-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-280300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING TO SE 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-280300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 26, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER ALASKA...CENTERED ALONG THE YUKON BORDER. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS OVER THE BERING SEA AND EXTENDS ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. TWO NEGATIVELY TILTED FRONTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW...ONE IS STRETCHED ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE BARREN ISLANDS AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE OTHER ONE IS LINED UP ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA...THROUGH THE PRIBILOFS AND SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS AGREE FAIRLY WELL ON THE OVER-ALL PATTERN BUT HAVE SOME DISAGREEMENTS ON SOME DETAILS. SPECIFICALLY THE MODELS DISAGREE ON HOW THEY HANDLE THE ELONGATING/SPLITTING SURFACE LOW ALONG THE FRONT THAT RUNS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE GFS (AND THE GEM TO SOME EXTENT) AREA LEAVING A CLOSED LOW TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHILE THE OTHER MODELS (ECMWF/UKMET/NAM) ARE BRINGING THE ENTIRE LOW LOW INTO THE BERING SEA BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. THE GFS/GEM SOLUTIONS CONTINUE TO BE BEHIND THE OTHER MODELS THROUGH 84 HOURS. THE ECMWF/NAM/UKMET SOLUTION WAS PREFERRED. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE MAIN DRIVING FEATURE OF THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN IS THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH ALONG THE YUKON BORDER. THIS HIGH WILL REMAIN BASICALLY IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHILE SLOWLY BECOMING ORIENTED MORE NORTH-SOUTH RATHER THAN NEGATIVELY TILTED. THE GULF/BARREN ISLANDS FRONT WILL MEANDER ABOUT THROUGH THURSDAY THEN SLIDE NORTH AND DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND...WITH JUST SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS FURTHER NORTH INTO THE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL/MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AREAS. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL MAINLY BE RAIN AS THE ATMOSPHERE IS FAIRLY WARM WITH THE HIGH HEIGHTS DUE TO THE UPPER RIDGE. LATER FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVEN THE COASTAL AREAS WILL BE BASICALLY DRY. FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION AND WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT THEN DIMINISHING ON FRIDAY. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT OCCURS WILL MAINLY BE RAIN RATHER THAN SNOW DUE TO THE WARM ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY LOOK DRY WITH WEAK RIDGING OVER THE AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 131 150 160 176 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG FEB 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.