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Gale Warning 136, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2016, 3:21 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 2, 2016, 3:21 PM AKST (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2016, 3:36 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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789 FZAK52 PAFC 030021 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 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. PKZ199-031315- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND THEN DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW 385 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY AT 962 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-031315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-031315- BRISTOL BAY- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-031315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-031315- UNALASKA BAY- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-031315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-031315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-031315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-031315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-031315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-031315- ADAK TO KISKA- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-031315- KISKA TO ATTU- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-031315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-031315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-031315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-031315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 321 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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690 FZAK52 PAFC 031219 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 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. PKZ199-040145- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 160 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT TO 110 NM THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 962 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT EARLY THU AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH... THEN MOVES TO 90 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT AT 967 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-040145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-040145- BRISTOL BAY- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-040145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-040145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-040145- UNALASKA BAY- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-040145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-040145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-040145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-040145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-040145- ADAK TO KISKA- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-040145- KISKA TO ATTU- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-040145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-040145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-040145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-040145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
907 FZAK52 PAFC 031219 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 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. PKZ199-040145- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 160 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT TO 110 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 962 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT EARLY THU AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH... THEN MOVES TO 90 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT AT 967 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-040145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-040145- BRISTOL BAY- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-040145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-040145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-040145- UNALASKA BAY- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-040145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-040145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-040145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-040145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-040145- ADAK TO KISKA- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-040145- KISKA TO ATTU- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-040145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-040145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-040145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-040145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 319 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
257 FZAK52 PAFC 040032 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 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. PKZ199-041315- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 25 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY AT 964 MB THU AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFTS TO 125 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG AN ASSOCIATED FRONT 125 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK THU NIGHT...WHICH MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-041315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-041315- BRISTOL BAY- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-041315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-041315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-041315- UNALASKA BAY- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-041315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-041315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-041315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-041315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-041315- ADAK TO KISKA- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-041315- KISKA TO ATTU- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-041315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-041315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-041315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-041315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 332 PM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
904 FZAK52 PAFC 041236 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 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. PKZ199-050200- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 969 MB EARLY FRI...THEN MOVES TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 987 MB EARLY SAT. A 979 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG AN ASSOCIATED FRONT 140 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK EARLY FRI AND MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 988 MB EARLY SAT. $$ PKZ150-050200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-050200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-050200- BRISTOL BAY- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-050200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-050200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-050200- UNALASKA BAY- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-050200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-050200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-050200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-050200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-050200- ADAK TO KISKA- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-050200- KISKA TO ATTU- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-050200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-050200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM KIPNUK W. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING W OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-050200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-050200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 336 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 2, 5:18 AM AKST, 10 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 5:18 AM AKST, 10 hours 3 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
518 AM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE NARROW UPPER RIDGE THAT HAD BEEN SITUATED FROM THE NORTHWEST
MAINLAND THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE CONTINUES TO ERODE FROM
BOTH DIRECTIONS WITH THE COMBINATION OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW
OVER THE YUKON AND NUMEROUS SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES PUSHING INTO
SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH. THE PRIMARY LONGWAVE UPPER TROUGH
CONTINUES IN A WEST-EAST FASHION FROM RUSSIA EAST ACROSS KAMCHATKA
TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...THEN EXTENDS EAST-SOUTHEAST TO A NEARLY
STACKED LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN AND KODIAK NEAR 50N LATITUDE. THE
JET STREAM IS SOUTH OF THIS TROUGH/LOW COMBO RUNNING ZONALLY FROM
JAPAN TO JUST NORTH OF HAWAII. THERE IS A FRONT FROM THE PREVIOUS
SET OF WEAK LOWS THAT STRETCHES FROM NEAR THE BERING STRAIT
THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS FRONT CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE
LARGELY IN PLACE WITH THE MAIN DEFORMATION AREA OVER THE LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE STRONG SURFACE LOW THAT IS SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA IS NEAR PEAK STRENGTH AND WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO
OCCLUDE AS IT DECOUPLES FROM THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT BEFORE
APPROACHING ALASKA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT. THE STACKED LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE AKPEN WILL DRIFT NORTH TO THE AKPEN
WEDNESDAY...AND THEN LARGELY REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE REGION AS
A BROAD CENTER OF ACTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WHERE
MODELS DIFFER IS WITH A STRENGTHENING SHORTWAVE LOCATED IN A
DUAL-JET REGION ABOUT 42N 180 THAT WILL MOVE EAST AND THEN QUICKLY
WRAP AROUND THE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OF THE LOW NEARING THE AKPEN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A TRIPLE POINT
LOW FORMING FROM THIS FEATURE AT THAT TIME...BUT MODELS DIFFER ON
THE STRENGTH AND LOCATION...WITH SOME MODELS BRINGING IT SOUTH AND
WEST OF KODIAK (EC) AND CONSOLIDATING INTO THE MAIN LOW NEAR THE
AKPEN...WHILE OTHERS SUGGEST A MOVEMENT INTO THE BARREN ISLANDS
REGION AND THEN INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA BEFORE WEAKENING (NAM
AND GEM MODELS). THIS WILL HAVE A LARGE ROLE AS TO WIND SPEEDS AND
DIRECTION FOR THIS REGION. FOR THE OVERNIGHT PACKAGE THE EC AND
GFS WERE PREFERRED WITH THIS FEATURE.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE UPPER LEVEL FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE
TODAY AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE ALASKAN RIDGE. ALMOST
ALL OF THE PRECIPITATION FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL FALL ALONG THE GULF
COAST AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS...WITH ALMOST NONE GETTING INLAND. THE
NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TUESDAY NIGHT AND REACH THE
NORTH GULF COAST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL HAVE STRONGER WINDS
AND MORE PRECIPITATION THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE. CROSS BARRIER FLOW
WILL ACT TO LIMIT PRECIPITATION GETTING INLAND. THERE IS AT LEAST
A LITTLE HOPE OF SOME PRECIPITATION INLAND AS THIS SYSTEM HAS
MORE MOISTURE THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE...AND THE THE ALASKAN RIDGE
WILL RETREAT TO THE NORTH. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP
CONDITIONS RATHER MILD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE MAINLAND LIES BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS AT THE MOMENT. LINGERING
MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS HAVE PROMOTED AREAS OF FOG AND LOW
STRATUS ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT THESE CONDITIONS TO HOLD THROUGH
LATE MORNING WHEN NORTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT
WILL MIX AND DRY THE LOW LEVELS. LOW CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE TODAY
WHILE A FRESH BATCH OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM IN FROM THE SOUTH.
THESE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC THAT WILL IMPACT THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT WILL BE
WEAKENING AS IT MOVES OVERHEAD AND THE LOW LEVELS WILL BE DRIER
FROM STRONG CROSS BARRIER FLOW SO IT LOOKS AS IF IT WILL MAINLY
BRING CLOUDS BUT VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION...SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES
IF ANYTHING. AFTER TODAY EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS AND NORTHERLY
WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL GET A LITTLE COLDER THAN WHAT HAS BEEN
RECENTLY EXPERIENCED FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VALLEY WHILE THE
GREATER BRISTOL BAY AREA WILL HOVER NEAR NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
WEAK CYCLONIC CIRCULATION WILL KEEP THE WESTERN BERING IN A
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWER REGIME TODAY. A FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA TODAY
BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ALONG WITH INCREASING EASTERLY
WINDS. PRECIPITATION WILL BE OCCASIONAL OVER THE EASTERN
BERING...BUT OVER THE WESTERN/CENTRAL BERING A DEFORMATION BAND
WILL FORM AND BRING SOME STEADIER LIGHT SNOW. THIS SYSTEM IS IN A
WEAKENING PHASE...SO NORTHERLY WINDS WILL NOT GET MUCH STRONGER
THAN SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...THU THROUGH MON)...
ANOTHER DEEP BUT WEAKENING NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED
ELONGATED FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE NORTHERN GULF AND INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY ALONG UPWIND
PORTIONS OF LARGE MOUNTAIN BARRIERS NEAR THE GULF COAST...AND
ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND KODIAK ISLAND. AN ARCTIC HIGH NORTH OF
THE NORTH SLOPE WILL TRY TO KEEP COLDER AIR FILTERING DOWN INTO
INTERIOR LOCATIONS...BUT MOST LOCATIONS AROUND THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND (ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST) WILL EXPERIENCE ENOUGH INFLUENCE
FROM THE PACIFIC FRONT TO BECOME WARMER THAN AVERAGE.
THEREAFTER...THE SPRAWLING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
AND DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. THIS
WILL BRING SOME SHOWERY ACTIVITY INLAND...BUT KEEP A BULK OF THE
ACTIVITY ACROSS COASTAL LOCATIONS.
BY THE WEEKEND...THE ACTIVE NORTH PACIFIC JET PATTERN WILL SEND
ANOTHER STRONG LOW AND ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND EASTERN BERING...WITH THAT SURGE OF WARMER AIR POSSIBLY
PENETRATING INLAND SOMETIME LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS
POTENTIAL CHINOOK SCENARIO WOULD USHER IN DRASTICALLY WARMER THAN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FOR THE EARLY PART
OF NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THAT WHICH
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY. WE CAN SAY WITH HIGHER
CONFIDENCE THAT A WARMING TREND WILL BE UNDERWAY... BRINGING
WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ACROSS LARGE PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ALASKA. A STRONG HIGH OVER THE ARCTIC WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE
INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK ALONG WITH THE VERY ACTIVE PACIFIC
JET STREAM WELL SOUTH OF THE STATE. THIS ACTIVE PACIFIC PATTERN
WILL KEEP WINTER AT BAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 180 181 185
GALE WARNING 119 120 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 150 155 160 165
176 180
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MTL
LONG TERM...TPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 3:59 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:19 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:23 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:23 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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