Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 193, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2015, 2:57 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 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 24, 2015, 2:57 PM AKST (23:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2015, 3:39 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
717 FZAK52 PAFC 242357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 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. PKZ199-251315- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-251315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-251315- BRISTOL BAY- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-251315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-251315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-251315- UNALASKA BAY- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-251315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-251315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-251315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-251315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-251315- ADAK TO KISKA- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-251315- KISKA TO ATTU- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-251315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-251315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-251315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-251315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 257 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$
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558 FZAK52 PAFC 251242 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 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. PKZ199-260145- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A SLOW-MOVING FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE. A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 330 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-260145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-260145- BRISTOL BAY- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-260145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-260145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-260145- UNALASKA BAY- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-260145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-260145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-260145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-260145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-260145- ADAK TO KISKA- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-260145- KISKA TO ATTU- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-260145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-260145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-260145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-260145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 342 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$
251 FZAK52 PAFC 260023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 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. PKZ199-261345- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY. AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES SLOWLY EAST ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 1010 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-261345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-261345- BRISTOL BAY- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-261345- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-261345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-261345- UNALASKA BAY- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-261345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-261345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-261345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-261345- ADAK TO KISKA- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-261345- KISKA TO ATTU- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 30 KT E OF SHEMYA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-261345- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-261345- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-261345- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-261345- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 323 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
351 FZAK52 PAFC 261239 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 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. PKZ199-270145- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES NORTH THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT ENTERS THE FAR WESTERN BERING LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-270145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-270145- BRISTOL BAY- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-270145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-270145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-270145- UNALASKA BAY- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-270145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-270145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-270145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-270145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-270145- ADAK TO KISKA- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-270145- KISKA TO ATTU- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-270145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-270145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-270145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-270145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 339 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF ST MATTHEW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 24, 4:44 AM AKST, 10 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 4:44 AM AKST, 10 hours 13 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 444 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW IS LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN RUSSIA WITH AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. AT THE SURFACE THIS IS REFLECTED AS A WEAK LOW NEAR 65N 178E WITH A WEATHER FRONT THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS AND A TROUGH OVER THE NUNIVAK ISLAND AREA. THE SATELLITE IMAGERY IS SHOWING A SWATH OF LOWER CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH WHICH IS PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS. THE MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL BE UNDER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH THE WEATHER FRONT AT THE SURFACE PUSHING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS TODAY. THE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ARE REPORTING SNOW SHOWERS. THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION IS BEING INFLUENCED BY ONSHORE FLOW. THIS IS RESULTING IN LOW STRATUS/FOG IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION AND IS BEING SHOWN ON THE GOES IFR PROBABILITY SATELLITE PRODUCT. THE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM KING SALMON NORTHWARD INTO THE BRISTOL BAY INTERIOR ARE REPORTING LOW STRATUS AND FOG THIS MORNING. THE GULF AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA REGION ARE SITTING UNDER THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WITH LIGHT WINDS FOR MAJORITY OF SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING. THIS IS RESULTING IN LOW STRATUS AND FOG COVERING THE NORTHERN GULF...AND SPREADING INTO THE CORDOVA AND VALDEZ AREAS. UPSTREAM THERE IS A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...AND REFLECTED WITH A GALE FORCE SURFACE LOW NEAR 50N 156W. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM IS APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THIS MORNING. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT HEADING INTO THE MIDWEEK TIME FRAME. THE PREFERRED MODELS OF CHOICE WERE THE GEM-REG/ECMWF. THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE THE OUTLIER WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKING JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING. THE NAM KEEPS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FARTHER WEST THAN THE OTHER MODELS. THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE MIDWEEK TIME FRAME. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A FEW SHOWERS LINGER THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW EXITS THE AREA. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OVER MAINLAND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND THEN TRAVERSE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF WEDNESDAY THEN WELL SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THIS THE RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AND INCREASE THE OFFSHORE GRADIENTS...THUS INCREASING THE WINDS THROUGH THE FAVORED GAPS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A FRONTAL ZONE IS TRACKING INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS MORNING...BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA. ELSEWHERE...CLEARING SKIES BEHIND THE LAST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS ALLOWED FOR AREAS OF FOG TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN SHALLOW BASINS AND VALLEYS. THIS FOG SHOULD DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON AS NORTHERLY OFFSHORE WINDS INCREASE...AND SOLAR RADIATION BURNS THE REMAINDER OFF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SETTLE IN THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH COOLING OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES AND CLEARING SKIES. PATCHY FOG CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...ESPECIALLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING PERIODS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS HEADING INTO THURSDAY...WITH A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL ZONE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BRINGING STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS AND PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW...EVENTUALLY BECOMING ALL RAIN. THIS FRONT WILL SLOWLY TRACK EAST TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON THURSDAY. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE SURFACE LOW CROSSING THE GULF WILL BE EAST AND CLEAR OF THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING AS IT TRACKS OVER HAIDA GWAII. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD RAPIDLY OVER THE GULF BEHIND IT PUSHING INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY MAKING FOR A RATHER NICE AND SUNNY DAY. OFFSHORE NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS SHOULD STILL BE ENOUGH HOWEVER TO PREVENT FOG AND LOW STRATUS IN MOST SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS THURSDAY NIGHT BUT DO HAVE CONCERNS FOR FRIDAY AS THE WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER WITH THE RIDGE AXIS DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. THE NEXT PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTH UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ON FRIDAY REACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA IN THE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN CURVE NORTHEAST UP THE GULF COAST AS IT GETS PICKED UP BY THE STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TO THE NORTH AND CARRIED UP AND OVER TOP THE RIDGE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CURRENTLY THERE IS SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW WITH THE GFS FURTHEST NORTH FOLLOWING THE COAST BUT JUST INLAND...THE CANADIAN REMAINING OFFSHORE AND TRACKING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF BUT DEEPEST WITH THE SURFACE LOW AND THE EUROPEAN ALSO SOUTH AND OFFSHORE BUT WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER LOW. GIVEN THE INTERACTION OF THE LOW WITH THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND BAROCLINIC ZONE TO THE NORTH AND THE LARGE RIDGE FOR IT TO RIDE UP AND OVER I TEND TO FAVOR THE MORE NORTHERLY AND STRONGER SOLUTIONS. HOWEVER GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OUT AT DAY 5 OF THE FORECAST HAVE CHOSEN TO AVERAGE THE POSITIONS AND STRENGTH FOR TODAYS FORECAST PACKAGE. RIDGING WILL RETURN SUNDAY CLEARING THINGS OUT AGAIN RATHER RAPIDLY WITH DRY WEATHER FOR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. OUT IN THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SE...STORMIER WEATHER WILL PERSIST FOR THE DURATION. BY THURSDAY THE CURRENT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL HAVE TRACKED TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BE WEAKENING SOMEWHAT WHILE WESTERLY FLOW BRINGS COOL SHOWERY WEATHER TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE NEXT RATHER STRONG LOOKING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REACH THE WESTERN END OF THE CHAIN FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING AT LEAST WIDESPREAD GALES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STORMS. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE THE LARGE PARENT LOW MOVES UP INTO THE BERING. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 150 155 175 177 178 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA LONG TERM...JER
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 23, 3:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 23, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 24, 3:07 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 24, 2:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:54 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:54 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:57 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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