Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 130, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 23, 2015, 3:01 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 23, 2015, 3:01 PM AKST (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2015, 3:18 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
922 FZAK62 PAFC 240001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 301 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-241430- 301 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-241430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 301 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-241430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 301 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING W OF 176W. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-241430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 301 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-241430- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 301 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT. AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
947 FZAK62 PAFC 241200 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250200- 300 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING BEFORE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL BERING SEA BY WED MORNING. THIS FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 54N 176E THU MORNING MOVES TO 61N 179W AT 1004 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 300 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 300 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING W OF 176W. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 300 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 300 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$
192 FZAK62 PAFC 242355 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 255 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-251515- 255 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 51N 155W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 255 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 255 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 255 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-251515- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 255 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 20 KT E OF 167W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
452 FZAK62 PAFC 251232 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 332 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260245- 332 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A SLOW-MOVING FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE. A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 56N 180 THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-260245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 332 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-260245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 332 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-260245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 332 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-260245- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 332 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. $$
427 FZAK62 PAFC 252355 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 255 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-261415- 255 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES SLOWLY EAST ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY. $$ PKZ411-261415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 255 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 1O TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-261415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 255 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-261415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 255 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-261415- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 255 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$
764 FZAK62 PAFC 261226 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 326 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270230- 326 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAK FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES NORTH THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT ENTERS THE FAR WESTERN BERING LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-270230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 326 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-270230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 326 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-270230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 326 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S TO W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-270230- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 326 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 8 FT. $$
520 FZAK62 PAFC 270018 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 318 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-271445- 318 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAK FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING MOVES NORTH THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE FAR WESTERN BERING LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVES SLOWLY TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-271445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE- 318 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND UP TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-271445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N- 318 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-271445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N- 318 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-271445- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W- 318 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .SAT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 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 23, 4:40 AM AKST, 10 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 4:40 AM AKST, 10 hours 21 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 440 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW IS POSITIONED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A WEAK LOW OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING SEA THIS MORNING. THIS IS RESULTING IN BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW THROUGH MAJORITY OF THE GULF WITH SCATTERED SHOWERY PRECIPITATION. IN THE SOUTHCENTRAL AREA...THERE IS A WEAK SHORTWAVE WITH THE RADAR IMAGERY SHOWING NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE COOK INLET...KENAI PENINSULA... NORTHERN GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGIONS. AT THE SURFACE...THE TEMPERATURES ARE BEING REPORTED IN THE LOWER 40S ALONG THE COAST...THE MID 30S INLAND AND IN UPPER COOK INLET. THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION HAS A UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK EXTENDING THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE RADAR IMAGERY HAS NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE 850 MB TEMPERATURES ARE SHOWING COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION. THIS WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW AS THE TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...THERE IS A SOUTHERLY 120 KNOT MERIDIONAL JET STREAK WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MOIST SUBTROPICAL AIR TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION. THIS JET WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE BRITISH COLUMBIA AREA EXTENDING TO THE NORTHWEST INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE DIFFERENT SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE NAM AND GEM-REG DEPICT A WEAK LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA...WHILE THE EC AND GFS SHOW A TROUGH. THIS FEATURE WILL TRACK NORTHWARD INTO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY MONDAY EVENING AND BRING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. BY TUESDAY A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE POSITION OF THIS SYSTEM. THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE THE OUTLIER TRACKING THIS LOW FASTER TO THE NORTHEAST THAN THE OTHER MODELS. THE PREFERRED MODELS OF CHOICE WERE THE GEM-REG TRANSITIONING TO THE GFS/ECMWF MODELS BY TUESDAY. THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS AVERAGE STARTING OUT THE WORK WEEK. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A FINAL SHOT OF MOISTURE WILL PUSH THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTHWEST SLIDES THROUGH THE AREA. COLDER AIR WILL FOLLOW THIS SYSTEM...CLOSE ENOUGH THAT SOME SNOW COULD FALL ON THE TAIL END OF THE PRECIPITATION LATER TODAY IN THE COOK INLET AREAS. PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN HEAVY ENOUGH THAT THE RAIN HAS TURNED TO SNOW IN VALDEZ AND MUCH OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. BOTH OF THESE AREAS WILL LIKELY TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH FROM RAIN TO SNOW DEPENDING ON THE INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION. PRECIPITATION WILL CLEAR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE EXITING WEATHER SYSTEM. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE NUMERICAL MODELS CURRENTLY INDICATE THAT PRECIPITATION FROM THIS WILL STAY OVER THE GULF...MAYBE JUST CLIPPING SOME GULF COAST COMMUNITIES TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A WEAK COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS THROUGH SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS IMPACTING MOST OF THE REGION. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL MAKE RAPID PROGRESS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST...WITH DECREASING SHOWERS AND CLEARING SKIES THROUGH THE DAY. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A RAPID DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT...WITH COOLER (THAN THE PRECEDING DAYS) TEMPERATURES LINGERING THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL CLIP PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING WITH IT A THREAT FOR LIGHT SNOW. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MAKE EASTWARD PROGRESS THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE IT MOVES INLAND TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS...WITH ACTIVITY WANING FROM WEST TO EAST. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS LARGELY DRY THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONGER MAX GALE FORCE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TRACKS EAST. A FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHED ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING WILL LIFT NORTH WHILE ANOTHER WAVE TO THE SOUTH DEVELOPS AND FOLLOWS IT NORTH OF UP THE BOUNDARY. THE RIDGE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY SHIFTING EAST TO BE CENTERED OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA BRINGING WIDESPREAD DRY WEATHER TO ALL BUT THE ALEUTIANS. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA ON FRIDAY BRINGING A BRIEF RETURN TO WETTER WEATHER. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN GET CAUGHT UP BY A FAST MOVING WESTERLY UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA AND LIFTED RAPIDLY EAST UP AND OVER THE RIDGE FLATTENING THE RIDGE TO MORE ZONAL WESTERLY FLOW IN THE PROCESS. WHILE THE SURFACE LOW WILL STAY CLOSE TO THE GULF COAST THE FRONT WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ON SATURDAY AND THEN CONTINUE SOUTHEAST INTO THE PANHANDLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REBUILD RAPIDLY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...QUICKLY DRYING CONDITIONS BACK OUT AGAIN AND BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTHERLY OUTFLOW WINDS TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 177 178 411. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185 411. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA LONG TERM...JER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 23, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 24, 3:07 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 24, 2:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:54 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:54 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:57 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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