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Gale Warning 221, 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.
411 FZAK52 PAFC 270020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 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. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL THU AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB THEN TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW FRI AFTERNOON AT 998 MB. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON FRI. $$ PKZ150-271500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT WEST OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-271500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-271500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-271500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-271500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-271500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-271500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
789 FZAK52 PAFC 271257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 60 NM SE OF COLD BAY WILL DRIFT TO AROUND 110 NM N OF COLD BAY AT 993 MB THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH. A 989 MB LOW 180 NM NW OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE 290 NM W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 90 NM NW OF GAMBELL AT 1007 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. W OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-280300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-280300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-280300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-280300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-280300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-280300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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 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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