Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 80, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 27, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280101 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 MARINE 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. PKZ199-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS BACK SOUTHWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. A 997 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS SOUTHWARD WED NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU. A 985 MB LOW WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT THU AND MOVE TO 125 NM EAST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT ALONG THE COAST AND OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS TOWARD ATTU. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 281259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 999 MB THU NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE GULF. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY FRI EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING. AN ASSOCIATED LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND DEEPENS TO 972 MB FRI EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT IN ICE FREE WATERS.. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 290059 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 MARINE 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. PKZ199-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHWARD FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI MORNING AND TRACK TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH AND EAST OF UNALASKA. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF ATKA...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. ATKA EAST...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED LOW INTENSIFIES TO 970 MB FRI AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES WEST. A LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SAT MORNING 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...ELONGATES...AND THEN WEAKENS TO 980 MB SAT NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...WEST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 010057 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 CORRECTS SEAS IN AREAS 179 AND 185 MARINE 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. PKZ199-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 125 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Feb 27, 7:50 AM AKST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 7:50 AM AKST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1250 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...REX BLOCK IN PLACE WITH CUT-OFF HIGH
CENTERED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA/CHUKCHI SEA AND A LARGE CLOSED LOW
TO THE SOUTH FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO THE NORTH PACIFIC. ANOTHER
LARGE CLOSED LOW IS CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE SURFACE LOWS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE EASTERN BERING
TO NORTH PACIFIC CIRCULATION. THE FIRST IS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING
TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARD. BASED ON OBSERVATIONS AT BUOYS 46035 AND
46073 THE LOW IS A LITTLE STRONGER THAN MODELS INDICATE. A LOW SOUTH
OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS NEARLY STATIONARY UNDERNEATH THE UPPER
CENTER. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS EASTWARD ALONG 50N TO ANOTHER WEAK
LOW AND THEN FURTHER EAST TO A TRIPLE POINT WHICH SHOWS SIGNS OF
DEVELOPING INTO A LOW. NORTH OF THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF IS
A YET ANOTHER WEAK LOW TRACKING WESTWARD. A WARM OCCLUSION EXTENDS
NORTHWARD FROM THE LOW...MOVING WESTWARD TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND AND
THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. SNOW IS CURRENTLY BEING OBSERVED FROM
KODIAK ISLAND TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND AROUND KACHEMAK
BAY. KENAI RADAR SHOWS WEAK ECHOES COVERING COOK INLET AND THE
SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY...BUT PRECIPITATION IS SUBLIMATING AS IT
FALLS INTO VERY DRY LOW-LEVEL AIR (AS SEEN IN THE 12Z ANCHORAGE
SOUNDING).
.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS WERE TOO WEAK AND A BIT OFF ON
LOCATION OF SOUTHERN BERING LOW. OTHERWISE...MODEL INITIALIZATION
LOOKED GOOD. MODELS DONT USUALLY HANDLE MULTIPLE LOWS AROUND A
MAIN CENTER VERY WELL. HOWEVER...THIS MORNINGS SOLUTIONS ARE ALL
GROUPED CLOSE TOGETHER THROUGH ABOUT 48 HOURS AND LITTLE CHANGE
WILL BE MADE TO THE CURRENT FORECAST. AFTER THIS SOLUTIONS DIVERGE
SIGNIFICANTLY IN STRENGTH AND PLACEMENT OF LOWS FORMING ALONG THE
FRONT JUST SOUTH AND WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS. WILL TREND TOWARD THIS
FORECAST THROUGH ABOUT SATURDAY BECAUSE CURRENT FORECAST JUST
INDICATES A FRONT WITH NO WELL DEFINED LOW. THERE IS ALSO POOR
RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY BACK OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH UPPER TROUGH
MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. THEREFORE...WILL KEEP FORECAST AS IS FOR NOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
CUT-OFF HIGH WILL RETROGRADE WESTWARD OVER EASTERN SIBERIA A BIT
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH DROPS SOUTHWARD FROM THE
POLE ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING SOUTHWARD
FROM THE KAMCHATKA LOW ROTATES NORTHEASTWARD TO ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS...EVENTUALLY CONNECTING UP TO THE MAINLAND TROUGH. THIS
IN TURN PUSHES THE EASTERN BERING/NORTH PACIFIC CLOSED LOW EASTWARD
ACROSS THE GULF.
THE WARM OCCLUSION AFFECTING PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL WASH OUT
AS THE FRONT TO THE SOUTH ALONG WITH WEAK FRONTAL LOWS MOVE UP INTO
THE GULF THIS EVENING AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
THURSDAY. SHORT-WAVE DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE WILL KEEP
FRONT FROM PUSHING INLAND SO PRECIPITATION WILL AGAIN BE CONFINED
MAINLY TO KODIAK ISLAND AND COASTAL AREAS. A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR
WILL ACCOMPANY THE UPPER TROUGH AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
FRIDAY. THE SUB-TROPICAL JET WILL LIFT NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THIS
SHORT-WAVE AND STALL IT OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND PREVENT
ARCTIC AIR FROM STREAMING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF. COLD ADVECTION
AND TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PROVIDE STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS THROUGH THE USUAL CHANNELED AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA...BUT WITHOUT PASSAGE OF UPPER TROUGH DO NOT EXPECT TO HAVE
UPPER SUPPORT NEEDED FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS. THE SIBERIAN RIDGE
WILL HELP AMPLIFY THE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING. THIS WILL
RESULT IN STRONG COLD ADVECTION WESTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
PRIBILOFS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...LIKELY MAINTAINING OR EXTENDING
THE SEA ICE EDGE. EXPECT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
AND EASTERN BERING TO DROP BELOW NORMAL FOR AT LEAST A FEW DAYS AS
ALL OF THIS ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN. MEANWHILE...THE STORM TRACK WILL BE
ACTIVE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA
THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM PERIOD.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS 500MB 5-WAVE SHOWS HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH
SETTING UP OVER THE BERING AND RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THEREFORE...TEMPERATURES OVER THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL QUICKLY MODERATE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS STORM
TRACK SHIFTS. STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG OR SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
WILL BEGIN TO TRACK NORTHWARD TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA...BRINGING A
RETURN TO MORE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH WARMER AIR.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 176.
GALE WARNING 120 130 138 172 175.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:44 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 1:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 70 hr | |
| Feb 27, 1:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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