Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 151, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2015, 8:56 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 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 7, 2015, 8:56 PM AKST (05:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2015, 3:43 PM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
625 FZAK51 PAFC 080556 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 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. PKZ197-081815- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT AT 985 MB THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE SUN NIGHT AT 998 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB. $$ PKZ119-081815- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ120-081815- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-081815- RESURRECTION BAY- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-081815- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-081815- PORT VALDEZ- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-081815- VALDEZ NARROWS- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-081815- VALDEZ ARM- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081815- PASSAGE CANAL- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081815- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-081815- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-081815- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-081815- CHINIAK BAY- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-081815- MARMOT BAY- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-081815- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-081815- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-081815- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-081815- KACHEMAK BAY- 856 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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779 FZAK51 PAFC 081239 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 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. PKZ197-090130- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 995 MB BY SUN NIGHT...THEN WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A DEEP NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 650 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY MON NIGHT AT 972 MB. $$ PKZ119-090130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE COAST...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ120-090130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-090130- RESURRECTION BAY- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-090130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-090130- PORT VALDEZ- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-090130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090130- VALDEZ ARM- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090130- PASSAGE CANAL- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-090130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-090130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-090130- CHINIAK BAY- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-090130- MARMOT BAY- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-090130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-090130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-090130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090130- KACHEMAK BAY- 339 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
680 FZAK51 PAFC 090043 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 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. PKZ197-091330- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT AT 998 MB THEN DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING EARLY MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ PKZ119-091330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-091330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091330- RESURRECTION BAY- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SEWARD IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-091330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF VALDEZ ARM IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-091330- PORT VALDEZ- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR VALDEZ. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-091330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-091330- VALDEZ ARM- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091330- PASSAGE CANAL- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-091330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-091330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-091330- CHINIAK BAY- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-091330- MARMOT BAY- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-091330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-091330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-091330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091330- KACHEMAK BAY- 343 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 7, 4:32 PM AKST, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 4:32 PM AKST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
432 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WITH AN
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF TO THE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK.
THERE IS AN UPPER HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN BERING SEA AND
EXTREME NORTHEAST SIBERIA...POSITIVELY TILTING OVER NORTHERN
ALASKA. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ALASKA...AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF IS
KEEPING THE FLOW STRONGLY OFFSHORE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH THE EXACT LOCATION
OF THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. SINCE THIS HAS
A STRONG IMPACT ON THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON
KODIAK ISLAND...IT IS FAIRLY IMPORTANT TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT
MODEL. THE NAM WAS CHOSEN FOR THE FORECAST EARLY ON DUE TO ITS
HANDLING OF CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.
A SECOND LOW FORMING OVER THE GULF FURTHER EAST LATE TONIGHT AND
MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING IS ALSO
CAUSING SOME MODEL ISSUES. FOR THIS LOW SIDED AGAIN WITH THE
NAM...POSSIBLY BLENDED WITH SOME GFS...BUT WITH LOWER CONFIDENCE.
AFTER THIS (LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT) THE MODELS
STILL DIFFER...BUT THE IMPACTS ON THE FORECAST ARE MINOR.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 THROUGH 3)...
THE GUSTY WINDS THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FROM THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY INTO PORTIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS
WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THIS
WILL BE ESPECIALLY APPARENT OVER WEST ANCHORAGE WHERE THE
DIMINISHING WINDS SHOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT TO
FALL BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS OUT OF THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY HOWEVER WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO MONDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER
ROUND OF COLD AIR DUMPS INTO IN THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN...PREVENTING THESE WINDS FROM DIMINISHING VERY QUICKLY.
THE STORM FORCE LOW CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN
KENAI PENINSULA...THEN BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO KODIAK
ISLAND AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST. IT DOES NOT APPEAR
THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ENCOMPASS ALL OF THE
ISLAND...LARGELY DUE TO LITTLE OR NO PRE-EXISTING SNOWPACK.
HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS GOOD THAT WHERE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURS
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO EXIST.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE COLD ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THEREFORE...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...THE LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. BY SUNDAY EVENING THE
WINDS WILL HAVE WEAKENED AND THE TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ENOUGH TO
RISE ABOVE WIND CHILL ADVISORY LEVELS. BY MONDAY AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA FROM THE SOUTH
BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN SIBERIA WITH A RIDGE
EXTENDING IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
PUSH IN FROM THE NORTH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY ON THE BERING
SIDE FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN AS WELL AS ACROSS THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS THIS EVENING. THERE IS A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC SIDE BY MONDAY ASSOCIATED
WITH A STORM FORCE LOW POSITIONED NEAR 44N 165W. THIS WILL START
TO BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE TO THE CENTRAL TO
EASTERN ALEUTIANS BEFORE SPILLING OVER INTO THE BERING SIDE
HEADING INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...A RATHER LARGE VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW CENTERED WELL SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
SLOW AS IT DRIFTS EAST TUESDAY TO BECOME STATIONARY SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND WESTERN GULF WHERE IT WILL REMAIN THROUGH
LATE WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL AMPLIFY
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND GULF OF ALASKA ON MONDAY THEN SHIFT
EAST OVER SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TUESDAY BEFORE SETTING
UP RESIDENCE AS A CONTINENTAL SCALE BLOCKING RIDGE STRETCHING
ACROSS THE WESTERN US AND WESTERN CANADA. THESE TWO VERY LARGE
SCALE FEATURES WILL STEER WARMER MOISTER AIR AND A SERIES OF LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEMS UP INTO THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEK.
WHILE MODEL DIFFERENCES IN THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE
INDIVIDUAL LOW PRESSURE WAVES HAVE INCREASED SINCE YESTERDAY THERE
IS STILL GOOD CONSISTENCY IN THE LARGE SCALE FLOW PATTERN...SO
CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH IN THE PATTERN SHIFT OCCURRING AND THE
TREND OF INCREASING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING PRECIPITATION
THROUGH THE WEEK...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. WITH COLD AIR WELL
ENTRENCHED INLAND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN AS DOES
ALL OTHER PRECIPITATION TYPES HOWEVER THE SPECIFIC TRACK OF THE
INDIVIDUAL LOWS (WHICH CONFIDENCE IS LOWER ON) WILL BE KEY IN
DETERMINING WHICH AREAS GET WHAT PRECIPITATION TYPES. STRONG WINDS
ESPECIALLY IN THE MARINE AREAS WILL ALSO LIKELY BE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT THROUGH THE WEEK WITH MANY OF THE FRONTAL WAVES.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 171
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 152 155 161
MARINE...STORM 120 130 131 138
GALE 119 127 128 132 136 137 139 150 155 165 170
173 175 179 180 181 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 125 126 127 128 130 138
139 140 141 150 155 165 170 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DEK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
LONG TERM...JRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 3:23 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:31 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 8, 3:31 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:39 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:39 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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