Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 81, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 28, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 28, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 291300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED LOW INTENSIFIES TO 970 MB FRI AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES WEST. A LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SAT MORNING 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...ELONGATES...AND THEN WEAKENS TO 980 MB SAT NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. $$ 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 28, 7:40 AM AKST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 7:40 AM AKST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1240 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG CUT-OFF HIGH IS CENTERED OVER
FAR EASTERN SIBERIA AND SURROUNDED BY LARGE CLOSED LOWS OVER THE
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA...SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA/KODIAK
ISLAND...AND JUST SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE RIDGE AXIS
IS ROTATING SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA THIS MORNING...WHICH
IS ALLOWING POLAR AIR TO ADVECT SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA.
THERE IS ALSO A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE YUKON ACROSS
THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE TO THE BERING. THIS IS DROPPING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE STATE. A STRONG 180 KT JET EXTENDING EASTWARD OUT OF
ASIA BETWEEN 40N AND 50N LATITUDE IS AMPLIFYING THE TROUGH SOUTHWARD
FROM THE KAMCHATKA LOW. THIS TROUGH IS ALSO BECOMING MORE NEGATIVELY
TILTED...ROTATING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. THE
AMPLIFICATION OF TROUGH IS PUSHING THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA EASTWARD.
AT THE SURFACE A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE KAMCHATKA LOW IS
SLOWLY MOVING NORTH AND EAST TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS...RESULTING IN
EASTERLY GALES ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA/KODIAK ISLAND IS SINKING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD WHILE
OCCLUSION ROTATES NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. A WEAK LOW
HAS FORMED ALONG THE FORNT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT AND
LOW ARE MAKING VERY LITTLE NORTHWARD PROGRESS DUE TO SHORT-WAVE
DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS IS HOLDING PRECIPITATION
TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SNOW IS FALLING ON THE NORTH TO WEST SIDE
OF THE MAIN LOW...ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. WINDS ARE
GENERALLY LIGHT...RESULTING IN LITTLE BLOWING SNOW AND ONLY
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO AROUND 3 MILES.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL WITH ALL MAJOR FEATURES
BUT SOLUTIONS QUICKLY DIVERGE. THERE CONTINUES TO BE DISAGREEMENT
OUT WEST IN DEVELOPMENT OF LOWS ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACKING OF THE
LOWS ALONG THE FRONT. NAM IS THE OUTLIER BECAUSE IT DOESNT EVEN
INDICATE A LOW WHERE THE OTHER MODELS DEVELOP A FAIRLY DEEP LOW.
TRENDED TOWARD THE GFS WHICH IS A MIDDLE POSITION BETWEEN THE UKMET
AND ECMWF. ALL THE LOW POSITIONS ARE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS THAT THERE IS INITIALLY LITTLE IMPACT ON THE WIND FORECAST
OF STRONG EASTERLIES. AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE IMPACTS
BECOME GREATER AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE LOWERS. BACK OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
THE GFS IS MORE AGRESSIVE IN PUSHING PRECIPITATION FARTHER ONSHORE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.
BASED ON SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY PREFER TO STICK CLOSER TO THE
NAM AND KEEP MOST OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST DUE TO
COLDER AND DRIER AIR ADVECTING IN FROM THE NORTH. DETAILS OF
IMPENDING COLD ADVECTION EVENT FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND EASTERN
BERING SEA REMAIN SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY SO WILL ONLY FINE-TUNE WINDS
AND TEMPERATURES. MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER LOW
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT OUT WEST AND TRACKING TOWARD THE ALASKA
PENINSULA ON SATURDAY. BECAUSE CURRENT FORECAST WAS BASED ON A BLEND
OF SEVERAL PRIOR SOLUTIONS WILL GO AHEAD AND UPDATE TO REFLECT THE
LATEST GFS SOLUTION WITH THIS LOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE GULF FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT WHILE
THE FRONTAL LOW STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. AS
MENTIONED ABOVE...IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR PRECIPITATION TO
MOVE MUCH FURTHER ONSHORE DUE TO OPPOSING FORCE TO THE NORTH. COLDER
AIR WILL BEGIN TO ADVECT INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
ON FRIDAY. A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL DROP DOWN ACROSS THE STATE AND
THEN STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRIDAY NIGHT AS SOUTHER STREAM
ENERGY MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC KEEPS IT FROM CONTINUING
SOUTHWARD. THE TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY...SENDING STRONG COLD ADVECTION SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
THE USUAL STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SINCE THE UPPER
TROUGH NEVER PUSHES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THERE IS NOT ENOUGH UPPER
SUPPORT FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS. HOWEVER...WILL CONSIDER WIND
ADVISORIES FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA BEGINNING
FRIDAY NIGHT. IT HAS NOT SNOWED IN A WHILE OVER MOST AREAS...SO DO
NOT EXPECT MUCH BLOWING SNOW.
THE DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THE FRONT OUT WEST WILL TIGHTEN UP THE
GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND PRODUCE STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL BE
SLOW TO PROGRESS EASTWARD AS THE UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFIES AND THE
DEVELOPING LOW TRACKS BACK WESTWARD. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT WILL MAKE MORE PROGRESSION DUE TO UPPER JET ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE TROUGH. EXPECT ANOTHER LOW TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK
TO SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY WHILE THE FRONT MOVES INTO
THE GULF. FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
AROUND TO THE SOUTH LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PUTTING AN END TO
THE COLD ADVECTION WIND EVENT. THEREFORE...THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO
TO THREE DAYS OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WINDS BEFORE THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND MODERATES BACK TO NEAR NORMAL.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS HAS BEEN ADVERTISED THE SIBERIAN RIDGE WILL
GRADUALLY BE PUSHED WESTWARD AS SHORT-WAVES RIDE OVER TOP AND DOWN
ITS EASTERN SIDE. A LONG-WAVE TROUGH WILL THEN SET UP OVER THE BERING
SEA AND GRADUALLY AMPLIFY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WHICH IN TURN
WILL CAUSE A RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. EXPECT AN
ACTIVE STORM TRACK WITH MULTIPLE LOWS ROTATING AROUND THE BERING
TROUGH AND AFFECTING MOST OF ALASKA. THE PREDICTION OF INDIVIDUAL
STORMS IN THIS PATTERN IS VERY DIFFICULT SO WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
GET CLOSER IN TIME BEFORE WORKING OUT THE DETAILS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175 176.
GALE WARNING 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 140 141 165 179 185.
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 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:04 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 46 hr |
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