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Gale Warning 110, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 3, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 5, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 031256
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-040300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 954 MB LOW AT 52N 170E WILL MOVE TO 55N 180 BY LATE TUE NIGHT AND
WEAKEN TO 970 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 173W AT 972 MB BY
LATE WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 30 KT S OF 55N. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
N OF 58N. S OF 57N...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

7 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 040050
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 960 MB LOW AT 53N 174E MOVES TO 56N 179W AT 970 MB WED
AFTERNOON...THEN TO 58N 173W AT 975 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS 22 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57 N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS
22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 040402 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
700 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

AMENDED ZONES 411 412 

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 960 MB LOW AT 53N 174E MOVES TO 56N 179W AT 970 MB WED
AFTERNOON...THEN TO 58N 173W AT 975 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
700 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
700 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS 22 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57 N. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS
22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 041258
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-050300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW AT 54N 178E WILL MOVE TO 57N 174W BY LATE WED NIGHT.
THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 60N 167W BY LATE THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO
984 MB.

$$

PKZ411-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 N. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 N.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 175W...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. E OF 175W...S WIND
40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.THU...W OF 173W...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF 173W...SE WIND 40
KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 050039
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 55N 180 WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB NEAR 59N 170W THU
AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTHEAST AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 62N 166W THU
EVENING. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 55N 170W THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO
NEAR 58N 161W AND STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF 175W...
SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N...OTHERWISE FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56
N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 56N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 050126 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 412

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 55N 180 WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB NEAR 59N 170W THU
AFTERNOON THEN TURN NORTHEAST AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 62N 166W THU
EVENING. A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 55N 170W THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO
NEAR 58N 161W AND STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF 175W...
SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N...OTHERWISE FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58
N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 58N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED FEB 4 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 051259
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-060300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 970 MB LOW AT 57N 175W WILL MOVE TO 61N 168W BY LATE THU NIGHT AND
WEAKEN TO 983 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 65N 162W BY LATE FRI
NIGHT AT 989 MB. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING BY LATE FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N...FREEZING SPRAY
ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
57N...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF 175W...SW WIND 55 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. W OF 175W...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 060006
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-061500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 975 MB LOW NEAR 59N 172W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 62N 166W AND WEAKEN
TO 990 MB FRI EVENING. A 991 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC THU NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB NEAR 50N 166E SAT
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ411-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU FEB 5 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 16 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 TO 15 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 16 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 2, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MODELS ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS POSITION
AND STRENGTH OF THE TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR COVERS MOST OF
MAINLAND ALASKA. A SHALLOW TROUGH EXTENDING OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY
AND COOK INLET HAD THE HIGHEST VORTICITY OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
CLOUDS AND AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW PERSIST OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY, COOK
INLET AND KENAI PENINSULA. A SHARP UPPER RIDGE LIES ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA, SAINT MATHEW ISLAND AND THE NORTHERN BERING SEA.

AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND CONTINUES TO FEED AREAS OF SNOW INTO VALDEZ AND
CORDOVA. GUSTY NORTH TO WEST WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT OF CHANNELED
TERRAIN ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND ALONG
THE WEST SIDE OF COOK INLET. AN LARGE INTENSE STORM CENTERED
SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAD BROUGHT RAIN, SNOW AND
VERY STRONG WINDS INTO WESTERN BERING MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND WERE
FOUND ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAK THROUGH
TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE INTO A TROUGH TUESDAY. THE INTENSE 947 MB LOW
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND
WEAKEN TO 968 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
WILL CONTINUE TO STRETCH EASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA
TUESDAY. A SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SOUTH KODIAK
ISLAND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WEDNESDAY.

THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BE PUSHED INTO THE
NORTHERN INTERIOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA MOVES EAST BUT WEAKENS OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA
WEDNESDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COOK INLET WILL
SWING THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
WEDNESDAY.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF. THE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
WILL DISSIPATE INTO A TROUGH ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT.
THE AREAS OF SNOW OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. SNOW AND
GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND SPREAD TO THE LOWER KENAI PENINSULA TUESDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY
THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WEDNESDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CLOUDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL INTO THE AREA
FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO BRISTOL
BAY TUESDAY MORNING. THE WIND AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY EVENING
AS THE FRONT OVER THE BERING SEA WEAKENS.

BERING SEA...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST
WITH THE WEATHER FRONT TONIGHT THEN DIMINISHES OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING AND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA TUESDAY AND THE FRONT
WEAKENS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHEAST BERING FRIDAY. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE
PRIBILOFS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO NEAR NOME FRIDAY. NORTHERLY
FLOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO REST OF THE BERING BY
FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST SOUTH OF THE ICE EDGE.

THE LOW IN THE GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND
DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. A SHORT WAVE WILL DEVELOP
NEAR KODIAK THURSDAY MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR
THURSDAY NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 130, 172, 175, 185
         GALE 132, 150, 155, 165, 170, 171, 172, 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM FEB 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	55 min
Feb 2, 4:11 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	8 hr
Feb 2, 6:48 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	5 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	5 days
Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 3, 5:10 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	11 hr
Feb 3, 6:45 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	9 hr
Feb 3, 6:45 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	45 hr
Feb 3, 6:45 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	21 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.