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Gale Warning 164, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 14, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 14, 2015, 3:44 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 14, 2015, 3:44 AM AKST (12:44 UTC)
Expired
Feb 14, 2015, 3:32 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

484 
FZAK51 PAFC 141244
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 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.

PKZ197-150115-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 994 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO COOK INLET
THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE IN THE EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE GULF ON SUN.

$$

PKZ119-150115-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ120-150115-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ121-150115-
RESURRECTION BAY-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-150115-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-150115-
PORT VALDEZ-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-150115-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 10 KT AROUND
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-150115-
VALDEZ ARM-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-150115-
PASSAGE CANAL-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-150115-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ131-150115-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S BY MIDDAY. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ132-150115-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ136-150115-
CHINIAK BAY-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-150115-
MARMOT BAY-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-150115-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ139-150115-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ140-150115-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ141-150115-
KACHEMAK BAY-
344 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
1 follow-up statement
207 
FZAK51 PAFC 150032
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 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.

PKZ197-151315-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1004 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WILL DISSIPATE THIS
EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF ON SUN.

$$

PKZ119-151315-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-151315-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ121-151315-
RESURRECTION BAY-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-151315-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-151315-
PORT VALDEZ-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-151315-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-151315-
VALDEZ ARM-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-151315-
PASSAGE CANAL-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-151315-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ131-151315-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ132-151315-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 14
FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ136-151315-
CHINIAK BAY-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-151315-
MARMOT BAY-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-151315-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-151315-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-151315-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ141-151315-
KACHEMAK BAY-
332 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...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 13, 4:12 PM AKST, 11 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 4:12 PM AKST, 11 hours 32 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
412 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LOW WHICH DEVELOPED OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON THURSDAY HAS
BECOME VERTICALLY STACKED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA THIS
MORNING. IT WILL NOW BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS THE UPPER JET SUPPORT
HEADS OFF TO THE EAST AND THE LOW IS FORCED WESTWARD DUE TO
RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA. AN OCCLUDED FRONT IS
TRACKING OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WITH
PRECIP MOVING INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA. FOG WAS QUITE
EXTENSIVE OVERNIGHT FROM THE WESTERN KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE
MAT VALLEY... BUT MOST OF THAT HAS DISSIPATED AND ARRIVAL OF
CLOUDS WILL KEEP FOG FROM REFORMING TONIGHT.

OUT WEST A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS LINGERING NEAR DUTCH HARBOR. A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY EXTENDING NORTH FROM THIS LOW TO AROUND THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
IS PUSHING SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING. SNOW CONTINUES
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
SNOW ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. EAST OF THE BOUNDARY MUCH WARMER AIR
IS PRODUCING AREAS OF RAIN ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN
ALASKA PENINSULA.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN TRACK OF THE LOW OVER THE GULF AND
LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR...BUT NOTHING WHICH GREATLY AFFECTS THE
SENSIBLE WEATHER. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED GREATLY WITH GULF LOW
TRACKING TO COOK INLET REGION SATURDAY EVENING. GENERALLY PREFER
THE DETAILS OF THE HI-RES MODELS AS THE LOW NEARS THE SOUTHERN
KENAI PENINSULA. THIS IS A FAVORABLE TRACK FOR STRONGER WINDS
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND POSSIBLY EVEN A LITTLE WIND GETTING INTO
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT VALLEY. ANY WIND AT ALL WILL HELP
SURFACE TEMPS JUMP WELL ABOVE FREEZING. ALL OF THIS WILL BE
REFLECTED IN THE AFTERNOON FORECASTS. ACROSS THE WIDER FORECAST
AREA CONFIDENCE IS GENERALLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SURFACE LOW IN THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN TO COASTAL AREAS
WITH A FEW RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WORKING INLAND. PATCHY FOG WILL
DEVELOP AGAIN TONIGHT...HOWEVER WILL NOT BE AS DENSE AS THIS
MORNING DUE TO A DRIER AIR MASS AND INCREASING CLOUDS.

MAINLY SMALL CRAFT WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AS THIS LOW PUSHES CLOSER TO COOK INLET
SATURDAY...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM
AND COOK INLET. STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE AND
TURNAGAIN ARM SHOULD PEAK SATURDAY EVENING AND THEN TAPER DOWN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE NEXT SYSTEM ORGANIZES IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF EARLY SUNDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY GALE WINDS OR STRONGER ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAINFALL AS IT MOVES NORTH.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A COUPLE OF ELONGATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS MOVING UP FROM THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC BEHIND THE LOW OVER THE GULF WILL PHASE JUST
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
STRENGTHEN THE TROUGH...BUT IT WILL STILL BE ON THE WEAK SIDE.
THUS EXPECT PRECIP TO BE LIGHT AND SHORT-LIVED AS IT MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION. MARGINALLY COOLER AIR WILL BE MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH
WITH THE TROUGH. THERE MAY BE SOME RAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA...
BUT EXPECT AREAS NORTH AND WEST TO BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW.
ATTENTION WILL THEN SHIFT TO A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM WHICH WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL
BAY AREAS SOMETIME SUNDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. MORE IMPORTANTLY THE BAROCLINIC ZONE WHICH HAS BEEN
SITTING OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING (NEAR THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS) WILL PUSH SOUTHWESTWARD AND THE AIR MASS WILL BECOME
MUCH MORE HOMOGENEOUS. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO STEADY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION...BUT NOTHING ORGANIZED.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...

A SEASONABLY STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BE
IN THE PROCESS OF TRACKING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND NORTH
GULF COAST. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE IMPACTING COASTAL LOCATIONS...WITH
SIGNIFICANT DOWNSLOPE SHADOWING KEEPING MOST INLAND LOCATIONS
LARGELY DRY WITH ONLY SPORADIC SHOWERS. THE EXCEPTIONS WILL BE THE
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY...AS WELL AS
MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE LOW TRACK REMAINS SOMEWHAT
UNCERTAIN...WITH THE GFS FAVORING A TRACK OVER THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS...WHILE THE ECMWF AND CANADIAN GDPS FAVOR THE EASTERN
BERING CLOSER TO BRISTOL BAY. WITH THAT SAID...THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR STRONG ACCELERATED GAP WINDS
THROUGH FAVORED TERRAIN SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM AND THROUGH THE
ILIAMNA GAP. DOWNSLOPE WARMING WILL BE AIDED MONDAY EVENING AND
NIGHT AS THE FRONT LIFTS INLAND...WITH WARMER MARITIME AIR
SWEEPING INTO MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. THIS WILL HELP PUSH
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK
WEEK.

A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ALOFT EMANATING FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC WILL SUPPORT AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN INTO THE
WEEKEND...WITH CONTINUED WARM ANOMALIES ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN
ALASKA.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120 130 131 139
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SEB
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...SEB
LONG TERM...JA

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Feb 13, 3:21 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 3:21 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 3:21 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 14, 3:40 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 14, 3:40 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 14, 3:41 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 14, 3:44 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 14, 3:44 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 14, 7:06 AM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC3 hr

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