Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 138, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 4, 2015, 3:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 4, 2015, 3:00 AM AKST (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2015, 3:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
443 FZAK52 PAFC 041200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 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. PKZ199-050030- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY MOVE WESTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ150-050030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-050030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-050030- BRISTOL BAY- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-050030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-050030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-050030- UNALASKA BAY- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-050030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-050030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-050030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-050030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-050030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-050030- ADAK TO KISKA- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-050030- KISKA TO ATTU- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-050030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-050030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-050030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-050030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 300 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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220 FZAK52 PAFC 042346 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 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. PKZ199-051315- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRI. A 986 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA AT 995 MB FRI. $$ PKZ150-051315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 9 FT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT.. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 10 FT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-051315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-051315- BRISTOL BAY- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-051315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM COLD BAY E. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-051315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-051315- UNALASKA BAY- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-051315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-051315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-051315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-051315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-051315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-051315- ADAK TO KISKA- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-051315- KISKA TO ATTU- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-051315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-051315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-051315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-051315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 246 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE.. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
099 FZAK52 PAFC 051217 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 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. PKZ199-060130- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 993 MB LATE THU NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-060130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-060130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-060130- BRISTOL BAY- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-060130- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM COLD BAY E. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM COLD BAY E. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-060130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-060130- UNALASKA BAY- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-060130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-060130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-060130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-060130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-060130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-060130- ADAK TO KISKA- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-060130- KISKA TO ATTU- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-060130- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-060130- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-060130- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-060130- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 317 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
945 FZAK52 PAFC 051451 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 UPDATED 175 176 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. PKZ199-060400- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 993 MB LATE THU NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-060400- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-060400- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-060400- BRISTOL BAY- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-060400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM COLD BAY E. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM COLD BAY E. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-060400- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-060400- UNALASKA BAY- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-060400- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-060400- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-060400- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-060400- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-060400- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-060400- ADAK TO KISKA- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-060400- KISKA TO ATTU- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-060400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-060400- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-060400- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-060400- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 551 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
506 FZAK52 PAFC 060000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 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. PKZ199-061315- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH SAT. A 986 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST AND DISSIPATE FRI. $$ PKZ150-061315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-061315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-061315- BRISTOL BAY- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-061315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM COLD BAY E. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-061315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-061315- UNALASKA BAY- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-061315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-061315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ174-061315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-061315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-061315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-061315- ADAK TO KISKA- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-061315- KISKA TO ATTU- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-061315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-061315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-061315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-061315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 300 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 3, 4:21 PM AKST, 10 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 4:21 PM AKST, 10 hours 39 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
421 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TO THE
ALCAN BORDER IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THIS RIDGE WILL REMAIN
ANCHORED OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK. HOWEVER AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC WILL CROSS
THE YUKON AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY
NIGHT.
THE SURFACE PATTERN IS SIMILAR TO THE UPPER LEVELS WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND MOST OF MAINLAND
ALASKA. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT LOW NEARBY IS WELL SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER THIS
PATTERN IS KEEPING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE
ALEUTIANS...BERING SEA...AND INTO SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN THAN
THEY WERE YESTERDAY. THE GFS HAS NOW SHIFTED ITS SOLUTION TO BRING
THE 500 MB LOW OUT OF THE YUKON THURSDAY NIGHT AND OVER YAKUTAT
INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF FRIDAY MORNING. GETTING A CONSISTENT
PATTERN BETWEEN THE MODELS IS IMPORTANT IN TIMING THE SHORT WAVES
LATE THIS WEEK WHICH WILL INCREASE WINDS IN THE SOUTHCENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
FOG HAS LINGERED ACROSS ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE AIR MASS FOG IS LIKELY
TO LINGER THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY. THE FOG WILL LIKELY BE QUITE
SHALLOW...YET LOCALLY DENSE AT TIMES. FOG WILL LIKELY ALSO BE
PREVALENT ACROSS PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY THROUGH MUCH OF
WEDNESDAY.
OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS WILL BE CLEAR...DRY...AND COLD. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA AND LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF WILL COMBINE TO INDUCE AN INCREASING
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO APPROACH STRONG WIND CRITERIA THROUGH THE TYPICAL
CHANNELED AREAS ESPECIALLY TOWARD EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY AS SOME UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT BEGINS
TO APPROACH OVERHEAD.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TONIGHT THROUGH FRI)...
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK WHICH
WILL KEEP SKIES ON THE CLEAR SIDE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND.
COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS AN ARCTIC TROUGH SLIDES TOWARD THE YUKON...WITH MUCH
OF THE COLD AIR REMAINING WELL TO THE EAST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
THE FORECAST HAS BEEN UPDATED TO SHUNT THE COLDER AIR EASTWARD AND
KEEP SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA. ONCE CONCERN
THAT COULD DEVELOP BY THE END OF THE WEEK WILL BE THE POTENTIAL
FOR HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING AND
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TONIGHT THROUGH FRI)...
AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE BEING ABSORBED BY A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
WILL ACCOMPANY A PIECE OF COLD AIR ROTATING AROUND THE HIGH
PRESSURE IN THE BERING SEA. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO FEATURES
WILL ALLOW FOR RAIN AND SNOW CHANCES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SPREAD WESTWARD THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK
WEEK. WARMER AIR ROTATING AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC WILL CREATE A BRIEF WARM UP ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND ALEUTAINS THROUGH THE WEEK BEFORE COLDER TEMPERATURES
RETURN BY FRIDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...FRI THROUGH TUE)...WELL
OUR LONG-WAVE FLOW IS SET TO CHANGE FROM ONE TYPE OF BLOCKING
PATTERN TO ANOTHER. EARLY IN THIS PERIOD...THE REX BLOCK OVER THE
BERING WILL START TO LOOSE ITS STRUCTURE AS ARCTIC AIR DIVES DOWN
OVER THE MAINLAND. THIS COLD AIR WILL DIG A NEW TROUGH OVER THE
EXTREME NE GULF OF ALASKA AND START TO FORM A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL
LOW THERE. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS DOMINANT OVER THE
BERING WITH A WEAK CLOSED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW-HIGH-LOW COUPLET WILL FORM A NON-STANDARD
OMEGA BLOCK. WHILE THE OMEGA BLOCK WILL NOT REMAIN INTACT FOR A
TERRIBLY LONG TIME...IT WILL CONTROL MUCH OF THE WEATHER THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THIS PERIOD...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS FROM
BRISTOL BAY BACK THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA THAT FAVOR
NORTHERLY FLOW. A DRY BUT RATHER STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL BRING A
BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR THROUGH MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ON SATURDAY.
OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...THE MODELS HAVE DONE SOME COMPROMISING.
THE EC HAS LED THE WAY IN TERMS OF SYNOPTICS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVE
AN UPPER-LEVEL CLOSED LOW NEAR YAKUTAT. BUT THE GFS SEEMS TO BE
TRACKING A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON THE 850MB TEMPERATURE DROP THAT
WILL OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE NET EFFECT OF ALL THIS IS THAT
THE STRONGEST WINDS NOW LOOK LIKE THEY WILL OCCUR A BIT FURTHER
WEST...FROM THE COOK INLET BACK THROUGH BRISTOL BAY. PLACES LIKE
THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...THOMPSON PASS AND SEWARD WILL STILL SEE
STRONG WINDS...BUT NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS IF THE UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT HAD PUSHED RIGHT THROUGH THOSE AREAS. WITH COLD AIR IN
PLACE AND A REINFORCING SHOT DUE IN FOR THE WEEKEND...WIND CHILLS
COULD REACH THEIR COLDEST OF THE SEASON DROPPING TO THE -20 TO -30
RANGE.
THE PATTERN THEN BEGINS TO SHIFT INTO NEXT WEEK AS THE COLD AIR
DIGS DEEP ENOUGH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THAT IT RE-ESTABLISHES THE
LONG-WAVE TROUGH. THIS WILL ALLOW MOISTURE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES
TO CLIMB BACK TOWARDS THE MAINLAND BY THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 127 128 155 170 172 173 174.
HEAVY FREEZING 126 127 139 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...EZ
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC
LONG TERM...MOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 3, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:10 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 3, 3:24 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:24 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:32 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:32 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 4, 5:11 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:46 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:46 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:46 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 days |
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