Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 26, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 10, 2015, 9:31 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 10, 2015, 9:31 AM AKST (18:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2015, 3:34 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
378 FZAK51 PAFC 101831 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 UPDATED AREAS 119 129 131 AND 132 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. PKZ197-110430- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW WILL FORM 280 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 30 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 994 MB WED MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND. $$ PKZ119-110430- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-110430- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-110430- RESURRECTION BAY- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110430- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-110430- PORT VALDEZ- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-110430- VALDEZ NARROWS- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-110430- VALDEZ ARM- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-110430- PASSAGE CANAL- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110430- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-110430- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-110430- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-110430- CHINIAK BAY- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-110430- MARMOT BAY- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-110430- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-110430- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-110430- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-110430- KACHEMAK BAY- 931 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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069 FZAK51 PAFC 110040 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 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. PKZ197-111345- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 285 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE NEAR WHITTIER AT 994 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A 987 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-111345- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-111345- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-111345- RESURRECTION BAY- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111345- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NE GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-111345- PORT VALDEZ- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-111345- VALDEZ NARROWS- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-111345- VALDEZ ARM- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-111345- PASSAGE CANAL- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111345- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-111345- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-111345- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ136-111345- CHINIAK BAY- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ137-111345- MARMOT BAY- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-111345- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ139-111345- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111345- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-111345- KACHEMAK BAY- 340 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
284 FZAK51 PAFC 111234 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 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. PKZ197-120130- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 994 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND. A 987 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING THU AFTERNOON THEN TO 175 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ119-120130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-120130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-120130- RESURRECTION BAY- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-120130- PORT VALDEZ- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-120130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-120130- VALDEZ ARM- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120130- PASSAGE CANAL- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-120130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-120130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ136-120130- CHINIAK BAY- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ137-120130- MARMOT BAY- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-120130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ139-120130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120130- KACHEMAK BAY- 334 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 10, 5:19 AM AKST, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 5:19 AM AKST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
519 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A DEEP LOW SITS TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND IS ON A
SLOW TRACK NORTH. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW HAS ALREADY
MOVED INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND IT EXTENDS EAST OVER KODIAK
ISLAND AND OUT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF WARM
AIR COMING UP BEHIND IT. OUT WEST HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER
NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA WHICH AIDS IN BRINGING NORTHEASTERLY FLOW TO
MUCH OF THE BERING.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. THE BIGGEST
ISSUE IS WITH THE FORMATION OF A TRIPLE POINT LOW IN THE GULF THIS
AFTERNOON. ODDLY ENOUGH YESTERDAY THE ONLY MODEL WITH A CLOSED
CIRCULATION FOR THIS LOW WAS THE NAM AND TODAY IT IS THE LAST
MODEL TO MAKE IT A CLOSED CIRCULATION. THAT BEING SAID...ITS
TIMING IS IN LINE WITH BOTH THE EC AND GFS. HOWEVER THE GEM IS
FURTHER WEST THAN THE OTHERS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES NORTH TODAY. A WAVE
DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFIES AS IT
MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED. GALES TO STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED WAVE.
WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN MOST AREAS WED AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND
THE WAVE MOVES INLAND. SNOW WITH A RAIN MIX IS EXPECTED ALONG THE
GULF COAST AND EASTERN KENAI TODAY THROUGH WED AS THE FRONT AND
WAVE PUSH NORTH. SNOW TODAY WEST OF THE KENAI/CHUGACH/TALKEETNA
MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIGHT TO FLURRIES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW
SHOULD PICK UP IN THESE AREAS ON WED/WED NIGHT AS THE WAVE
RETROGRADES NW ACROSS THE AREA. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME MIXED
PRECIPITATION TYPES.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
PRECIPITATION OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL BE LARGELY
CONFINED TO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH A
STALLED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING AND A WEAK UPPER WAVE
ROTATING NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA KEEPING A
CHANCE OF SNOW OVER THE AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA WILL SEE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS THE
UPPER LEVEL FEATURE PASSES TO THE SOUTH...BUT WILL OTHERWISE STAY
MOSTLY DRY WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE DELTA IN PERSISTENT
OFFSHORE FLOW. A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER UPPER WAVE LIFTS
NORTHWARD FROM THE PACIFIC.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE STALLED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING WILL KEEP RAIN AND
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS IN PLACE.
ELSEWHERE...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A RIDGE OVER THE
WESTERN BERING AND THE BROAD NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL HELP TO
MAINTAIN A LARGE SWATH OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
INCLUDING THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...SOUTHERLY FLOW BETWEEN A
LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN US AND CANADA AND A BROAD
UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED SOUTH OF THE TIP OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA
WILL BRING A SERIES OF FRONTAL WAVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM
THROUGH AROUND SATURDAY. THE LARGE NUMBER OF FRONTAL WAVES
PUSHING UP OVER THE AREA WILL BRING A DEFINITE WARMING TREND WITH
NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRECIPITATION. CURRENTLY PRECIPITATION
TYPES ARE LOOKING TO BE PREDOMINATELY RAIN IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE
GULF COAST CHANGING OVER TO SNOW NOT FAR INLAND. AS THE WARMING
PROGRESSES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK SOME ISOLATED FREEZING RAIN
MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE IN COLD WIND SHELTERED VALLEYS...BUT THE
POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD IMPACTS CONTINUES TO BE TRENDING
GRADUALLY DOWN FROM PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS.
IN THE MORE EXTENDED TIME PERIODS MODELS ARE NOW SUGGESTING A
SECOND PATTERN SHIFT WITH A LARGE NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AROUND SUNDAY WITH A COUPLE
OF STRONG LOWS SPINNING UP ALONG ITS SOUTHWEST SIDE AND TRACKING
TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 40N AND 50N SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THE POSITION OF THIS RIDGE WOULD START A
DRYING TREND WHILE WARM AND PERIODICALLY WET SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
WOULD BE DIRECTED AT KODIAK ISLAND...SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WITH VARIOUS SURFACE LOWS TRACKING WEST DOWN THE
ALEUTIANS.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 130 138
GALES 119 120 127 131 132 136 137 139 150 160 165 170
173-181 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 126 127 139 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CB
LONG TERM...JRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 3:06 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:44 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:44 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:44 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:20 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:32 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 10, 8:52 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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