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Gale Warning 271, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 1, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
569 FZAK52 PAFC 011224 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 984 MB THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 510 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT THE SAME STRENGTH EARLY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHERN BERING LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ PKZ150-020300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-020300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-020300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-020300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-020300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-020300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-020300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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613 FZAK52 PAFC 020032 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-021500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-021500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-021500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-021500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-021500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-021500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
950 FZAK52 PAFC 021250 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-030300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-030300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-030300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-030300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-030300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-030300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-030300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST, 17 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST, 17 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1100 AM AKST FRI FEB 28 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA. THERE IS ALSO A WEAK NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A LOW THAT IS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS VERY SLOWLY MOVING TO THE EAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS (MONDAY AFTERNOON). THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED WITH THE SLOW MOVING AND FAIRLY STABLE PATTERN THAT IS OVER THE AREA. THERE ARE NATURALLY SOME DIFFERENCES IN SMALL SCALE FEATURES...BUT OVER-ALL THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE EASTERN ALASKA RIDGE WILL SLIDE SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY SUNDAY MORNING THEN PUSH WEST INTO THE BERING SEA ON MONDAY. FLOW WILL BECOME A LITTLE MORE CYCLONIC ON MONDAY AS THE RIDGE MOVES WEST. THIS IS ALSO DUE TO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE PANHANDLE AND ANOTHER LOW DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH. THE AREA WILL STILL REMAIN MAINLY DRY...BUT SOME PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE FOR MAINLY COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WEAK TROUGH OVER THE AREA WILL SLIDE NORTH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE RIDGE THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY AS THE MAIN HIGH PUSHES INTO THE BERING SEA. FOR THE ALEUTIANS...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL SEND A FRONT INTO THE ALEUTAINS AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT THAT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE MONDAY. THIS IS NOT A PARTICULARLY STRONG SYSTEM. SOME MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS AREA EXPECTED IN THE MARINE ZONES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...AND SOME PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 155 172 174 176. 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 28, 3:03 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Feb 28, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 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.