Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2014
Storm Warning 58, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 22, 2014, 4:00 PM 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
- Feb 22, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
105 FZAK51 PAFC 230027 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING. A 995 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ119-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-231500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-231500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-231500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-231500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-231500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-231500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-231500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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239 FZAK51 PAFC 231254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. $$ PKZ119-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-240300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ127-240300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-240300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-240300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-240300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-240300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-240300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
103 FZAK51 PAFC 240015 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN THROUGH MON EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. A 984 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB 770 NM SE OF SAND POINT TUE MORNING...THEN TRACKS TO 250 NM SE OF SAND POINT AT 970 MB LATE TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ119-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-241500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT..VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-241500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-241500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 22, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN HAS STABILIZED AND FEATURES A DEEP
LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE HAS
DEVELOPED OVER THE INTERIOR WITH A RIDGE AXIS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR
ANCHORAGE. THERE IS A 963 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA...WITH
AN ASSOCIATED FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM EASTERN RUSSIA ALL THE WAY BACK
DOWN THE ALASKAN WEST COAST WITH A SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME ALL THE
WAY DOWN TO 30N. WARM AIR HAS SURGED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND...CHANGING PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN AT MOST LOCATIONS. A
SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE IS MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG A NEARLY STATIONARY
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WITH AN ASSOCIATED 989 MB SURFACE LOW APPROACHING
THE ALASKA PENINSULA FROM THE SOUTH. THIS LOW WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHWEST AK
COASTLINE THIS EVENING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN ABOVE AVERAGE AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS ON THE
MOVEMENT OF MAJOR FEATURES. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES MAINLY
TOWARD THE END OF THE SHORT TERM IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL FAIRLY WEAK
LOWS LANGUISHING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IN THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE
TROUGH. THE NAM IS A SLIGHT OUTLIER...AND WITH STRONGLY MERIDIONAL
FLOW AM NOT SURPRISED TO SEE THE NON-GLOBAL MODELS STRUGGLING A BIT.
THUS FOR THE ALEUTIAN REGION WILL OPT TO MAKE RELATIVELY MINOR
UPDATES TO THE FORECAST WITH THE ECMWF/GFS GLOBAL MODELS THIS
AFTERNOON. ACROSS THE EASTERN DOMAIN...LARGER DIFFERENCES DO NOT
MANIFEST UNTIL ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT LOW APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE ECMWF IS FASTER BRINGING PRECIPITATION BACK
INTO THE
GULF THAN THE AMERICAN MODELS...AND IS TRENDING SLOWER WITH THE 12Z
ECMWF RUN. THUS WILL OPT FOR THE SLOWER GFS-BASED SOLUTION FOR THIS
FEATURE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE CLOUD COVER OVER THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WITH
INCREASING AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE WILL ALSO COME STEADILY WARMING
TEMPERATURES...WITH MANY AREAS ABOVE FREEZING BY THE START OF THE
WEEK. THE DRAMATIC EXCEPTION TO THIS SCENARIO WILL BE KODIAK
ISLAND...WHERE A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING NUMEROUS
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN (MIXED AT TIMES WITH WET SNOW) OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE AFOREMENTIONED WAVE RIDING UP THE FRONT WILL
INCREASE THE ALREADY-STRONG WINDS ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE DELTA
COAST THIS EVENING AS ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION RETURNS TO
THE AREA. WITH AN ACCOMPANYING SECONDARY SURGE OF WARM AIR...MOST
LOCATIONS SHOULD SAFELY REMAIN ALL RAIN. WINDS ACROSS THE POPULATED
AREAS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE SHOULD REMAIN JUST BELOW WARNING
LEVEL...AS RENEWED WARM ADVECTION STEEPENS LOW-LEVEL TEMPERATURES
INVERSIONS AND HELPS TO KEEP THE CORE OF STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT. BY
SUNDAY MORNING THE STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
AS
WINDS ALSO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND FAR EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL FEEL THE IMPACT OF THE STALLED FRONTAL ZONE TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ESPECIALLY OVER THE PACIFIC SIDE. THE REST OF THE
BERING WILL SEE CONTINUED SHOWERY CONDITIONS WITH COLD AIR SLOWLY
SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WITH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA GETTING IN
ON A MORE SUBSTANTIAL WARMUP BY MIDWEEK AS MANY TEMPERATURES CLIMB
TOWARD 40. MOST PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN OVER KODIAK AND THE
SOUTHWEST COAST...ALTHOUGH LONG RANGE MODELS ARE NOW BEGINNING TO
SUGGEST THAT RAIN AND SNOW MAY SPREAD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND
POTENTIALLY INLAND BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 130 131 150 160 180
GALE 120 132 136 137 138 150 165 178 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 127
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD FEB 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:03 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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