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Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 87, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this heavy freezing spray warning at Feb 28, 2021, 3:39 AM 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 28, 2021, 3:39 AM AKST (12:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2021, 3:51 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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082 FZAK52 PAFC 281239 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 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. PKZ199-010145- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A deepening 962 mb low 130 nm northwest of Shemya moves across the central Bering to 100 nm east of Saint Paul Island at 975 mb by Tue morning. Its front moves across the Aleutians and Bering Sea into Southwest Alaska through Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-010145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Rain and snow. .MON...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers and rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-010145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-010145- Bristol Bay- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-010145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, NW wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow and widespread rain showers. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft building to 31 ft in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 37 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ170-010145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt. From Unalaska E, S wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft building to 40 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 44 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ171-010145- Unalaska Bay- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Widespread snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-010145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow showers and rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 35 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-010145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 29 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 55 kt. Seas 43 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 43 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ174-010145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft building to 32 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 39 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 37 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 30 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-010145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 27 ft building to 38 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 55 kt. Seas 42 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 37 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-010145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt becoming SW 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft building to 40 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 40 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-010145- Adak to Kiska- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 34 ft. Snow showers and widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 46 ft. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 55 kt. Seas 42 ft subsiding to 35 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ178-010145- Kiska to Attu- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 65 kt. Bering side, seas 30 ft building to 38 ft in the afternoon. Pacific side, seas 35 ft building to 46 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 65 kt. Seas 49 ft. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 37 ft subsiding to 27 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ179-010145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 34 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 37 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ180-010145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-010145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Snow. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. .WED...N wind 30 kt. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ185-010145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 339 AM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 50 kt increasing to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 24 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 28 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 21 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 20 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 22 ft. $$
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580 FZAK52 PAFC 010058 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 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. PKZ199-011415- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 942 mb low 250 nm North of Attu moves to 55 nm Southeast of Chignik at 980 mb for Tue afternoon. Its front moves across the Bering and Southwest Alaska into the Gulf of Alaska through Tue afternoon. Several troughs move over the Bering by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-011415- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-011415- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-011415- Bristol Bay- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-011415- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt except SE 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft building to 33 ft in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, seas 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt except SW 40 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 35 ft except 25 ft from Port Moller E. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ170-011415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 24 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 41 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 41 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ171-011415- Unalaska Bay- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Widespread snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-011415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow showers and rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-011415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft building to 31 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 42 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 40 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ174-011415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft building to 33 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 38 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 35 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-011415- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft building to 39 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 55 kt. Seas 42 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft subsiding to 26 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ176-011415- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 38 ft. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 39 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-011415- Adak to Kiska- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 44 ft. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 40 ft subsiding to 33 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ178-011415- Kiska to Attu- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 65 kt. Seas 46 ft. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 35 ft subsiding to 25 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ179-011415- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft building to 26 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 38 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 35 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ180-011415- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-011415- North and West of Nunivak Island- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Snow. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. .WED...N wind 30 kt. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-011415- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 358 PM AKST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 25 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 29 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 20 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 22 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 22 ft. $$
296 FZAK52 PAFC 011229 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 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. PKZ199-020130- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 mb complex low 180 nm southwest of Saint Matthew Island moves to 90 nm west of Port Heiden at 975 mb by Tue morning, then crosses the Alaska Peninsula into the North Pacific 330 nm southeast of Kodiak Island at 982 mb by early Wed morning. Its front moves across Southwest Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska through Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-020130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-020130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt except W 40 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-020130- Bristol Bay- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...E wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-020130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft building to 33 ft in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, seas 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt except SW 40 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 35 ft except 25 ft from Port Moller E. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft subsiding to 27 ft in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ170-020130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 41 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 41 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ171-020130- Unalaska Bay- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-020130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-020130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 42 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 40 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ174-020130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 38 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 35 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-020130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 55 kt. Seas 42 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft subsiding to 26 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ176-020130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 50 kt. Seas 39 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt becoming NW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-020130- Adak to Kiska- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 40 ft subsiding to 33 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ178-020130- Kiska to Attu- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 35 ft subsiding to 25 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ179-020130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 38 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 35 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ180-020130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. $$ PKZ181-020130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. .WED...N wind 35 kt. .THU...S wind 35 kt. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-020130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 329 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 29 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas in ice free waters 23 ft. .THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 28 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 28 ft. $$
606 FZAK52 PAFC 020051 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 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. PKZ199-021400- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 mb low 190 nm Southwest of Saint Matthew Island moves to 240 nm South of Chignik at 985 mb Tue afternoon continuing into the North Pacific. Its front extends through Southwest Alaska into the Gulf of Alaska and dissipating Wed afternoon. A Kamchatka front moves into the Western Aleutians and Bering by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-021400- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-021400- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-021400- Bristol Bay- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...S wind 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-021400- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt except SW 40 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 33 ft except 24 ft from Port Moller E. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. From Port Moller E, W wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft except 20 ft from Port Moller E. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ170-021400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 39 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 34 ft subsiding to 28 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ171-021400- Unalaska Bay- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-021400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-021400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 38 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ174-021400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 35 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-021400- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ176-021400- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-021400- Adak to Kiska- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ178-021400- Kiska to Attu- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ179-021400- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 34 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ180-021400- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-021400- North and West of Nunivak Island- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-021400- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 351 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 35 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas in ice free waters 20 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 28 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 28 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 26 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy freezing spray 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 heavy freezing spray warning went out at Feb 27, 5:30 PM AKST, 10 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 5:30 PM AKST, 10 hours 9 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 530 PM AKST Sat Feb 27 2021 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Continuing to watch multiple areas. An upper level low and deepening trough currently stretches southward across central and south central Alaska. An upper level jet max extends from the western Gulf northeastward. Where these interact, the surface low is strengthening. This has brought an end to much of the precip over south-central. The next system to watch is the very strong low pressure system moving into the western Aleutians and Bering. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in pretty good synoptic agreement through at least Tuesday. The general easterly trend of the Gulf low and its associated front will maintain strong westerlies over the Gulf and intensified pressure gradients through the weekend, weakening by Monday. The main impact from this pattern is winds elevating to gales and storm force over Prince William Sound, Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet, while winds west of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay may reach hurricane force gusts by tonight and Sunday. The latest models runs are in better agreement now through the middle of next week. The strong surface low approaching the western Aleutians and Bering will move east across the Bering through the beginning of the work week. This system is expected to bring a wide swath of storm force winds and seas over 45 ft along the Aleutian chain. && .AVIATION... PANC...IFR conditions will likely persist through this evening and possibly into the overnight, before improving to MVFR later tonight through the rest of the period. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Today through Tuesday afternoon)... An upper level low will strengthen over Kodiak Island this evening. Rain will gradually taper off this evening as the associated surface front tracks northward. Northwest winds will rapidly increase behind the front. A High Wind Warning remains in effect for Sunday morning. The strongest winds are expected to remain south of Kodiak City. The surface low has continued to trend slightly south and as such, highest snow amounts have followed suit. The current track leads to more westerly cross barrier flow across Southcentral which will inhibit much precipitation from reaching the area. If the track slightly shifts, minor accumulations are possible but will likely remain under an inch across Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley. Light snow will also continue across the Kenai Peninsula through Sunday morning, leading to a couple inches. The majority of the snowfall is expected over the Southern Copper River Basin and a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued there through Sunday evening. Travel may be difficult along the Richardson Highway between Tonsina and Valdez with gusty winds through Thompson Pass leading to reduced visibility in blowing snow. Snow will gradually taper off Sunday afternoon as an upper ridge builds to the west, with offshore flow bringing much cooler temperatures and clearing skies overnight Sunday into Monday morning. A front associated with a deep low in the Bering will quickly overspread the region Monday morning. An embedded upper level shortwave will develop a surface low near Kodiak Island, which looks to take a similar track as the current low. It is difficult to determine at this point as to how the cross-barrier component will affect the placement of the precipitation. However, widespread light snow over much of Southcentral and the Copper River Basin appears likely. This will gradually taper off Monday night into Tuesday as the low departs to the east. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... An upper level trough in place over the Kuskokwim has brought light snow showers to the area this afternoon. Additionally, precipitation continues to diminish over the northern Alaska Peninsula as the upper level wave moves east. Attention then quickly shifts to an incoming front associated with a strong Bering low. The front will arrive to the southwest coast by Sunday night. Easterly winds will ramp up along the coastal locations of Southwest in response to the front pushing onshore. Snow is expected to arrive Sunday night across the area and will last through Monday. With winds still elevated during this time, a brief period of blowing snow conditions are possible, especially along the coastal areas. A triple point along the front forms over the Alaska Peninsula Monday morning, and will allow for continued snowfall, especially along the foothills of the Alaska Range. Additionally, westerly flow on the backside of the front will keep snow showers in place across Southwest through Monday afternoon. By Monday night, the parent low center will move into the eastern Bering, keeping chances for snow in the forecast. Additionally, gusty north to northwesterly winds are likely for the southern Alaska Peninsula Tuesday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... Cold northerly flow will persist across the eastern half of the Bering. All attention then shifts to a strong low over the western Bering that will progress eastward through the weekend and into early next week. The leading front will pack stout southerly winds, arriving over the Pribilofs by midday Sunday. A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow has been issued for Saint Paul and Saint George as high winds and snow will limit visibility to one half mile at times on Sunday. This frontal passage will be quick, and conditions are expected to improve Sunday evening with more showery conditions likely. As cold air wraps in behind the low, southwesterly to westerly winds will follow, with hurricane force gusts likely across much of the western Bering Sunday into Monday. As a result, a High Wind Warning has been issued for the western Chain, including Shemya for Sunday into Monday. Additionally, as this front pushes east, gusty southerly winds will arrive over Adak, and a High Wind Warning has been issued there as well for late Sunday through the majority of Monday. Given some uncertainty with where this low center will track, a High Wind Watch has been issued for the central Aleutians, including Unalaska, where there is potential for gusty westerly winds Monday into Tuesday. Additionally, depending on the track of this low, there may be a brief period of blizzard conditions across the Pribilofs Monday night into Tuesday, as the low center may pass just to the east, keeping the Pribilofs in gusty northerly flow. We will continue to monitor the track of this low, as the wind fields could change. By Tuesday, this low center will have weakened, and is expected to be centered over the eastern Bering/Alaska Peninsula area. This will allow a much colder airmass to fill in across the Bering, with gusty northerly flow likely to remain through midweek. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5: Tuesday through Thursday)... Bering: A well developed low and front tracks into Southwest Alaska for Tue. Model confidence is good. Widespread high end gale force winds and waves with areas of storm force winds over the Eastern Bering, Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula, diminishing Thu. Waves to 40 feet on the Bering side of the Eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula, subsiding. A new low and front moves across into the Central Aleutians and Bering by Thu. Widespread high end gale force winds with storm force gusts spread into the Central Aleutians and Bering through Thu. Wave building to 25 feet over the Western Bering by Thu. Gulf of Alaska: A low exits the Southern Gulf Wed. Models vary, but confidence is good. Widespread small craft winds and waves with areas of gale force winds mostly south and west of Kodiak Island. Waves 18 feet building to 22 feet for Wed. Outflow winds from the Alaska Peninsula spread from the Shumagin Islands to the Barren Islands into the Western Gulf. Widespread gale force winds diminish to small craft winds for Thu. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Wednesday through Saturday)... The long term forecast period continues to look quieter overall with most of the active weather remaining out over the Bering Sea with an occasional front moving into Southwest for potential light snow. The period from Wednesday through Saturday continues to suggest (and there is great model agreement on this) that an upper level Arctic/Siberian low will move southward through southern Alaska on Wednesday as an upper level ridge builds in across the Bering Sea. This upper level ridge is expected to move over Southwest Alaska on Thursday bringing the potential for some light snow though it seems with each new model run, these upper level features are being shifted slightly westward. Potential exists this front may never move onshore Southwest Thursday afternoon into early Friday timeframe. The main thing to take away from the pattern going forward during the forecast period above is colder than normal temperatures for southern Alaska along with below normal precipitation. Winds through gaps and passes appear to be the main theme with the cold air expected to generally move from a northwest to southeast orientation. This continues to not be the ideal setup for very strong winds out of the gaps and passes across Southcentral, except for possibly Whittier. Winds will be on the uptick, however, during this timeframe but the extent as to how strong they would get will be limited due to the way the cold air will be pushing through. Another stronger front may try to move into Southwest Alaska at the end of the forecast period Friday night into Saturday bringing more snow to Southwest and some slightly warmer temperatures, though, still remaining below normal. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Winter Weather Advisory 131 145 155 195. High Wind Warning 171 187 191. High Wind Watch 185. MARINE...Hurricane Force Wind Warning 130 178. Storm Warning 131 132 138 150 173 175-177 185 351 352 411-414. Gale Warning 120 121 125 127 129 136 137 139 155 160 165 170-172 174 179-181. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 121 126 127 130 137-139 160 165 179 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...NR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AP SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KO MARINE/LONG TERM...MK/MV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:56 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 27, 3:56 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:01 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:07 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Feb 27, 5:06 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 27, 5:29 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:39 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:39 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:07 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:53 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:53 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 28, 2:53 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.