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Gale Warning 121, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 13, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 13, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 14, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 131311
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 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.

PKZ499-140300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 971 MB LOW NEAR 60N 173W WILL MOVE NEAR 63N 166W AND WEAKEN TO 
1002 MB FRIDAY EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EXTEND FROM 
THE LOW ACROSS THE CHAIN AND MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BE NEAR 48N 177E AT 975 MB FRIDAY
EVENING AND MOVE NEAR 57N 167W AT 978 MB SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 29 DIMINISHING TO 13 TO 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF 56N. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 TO 21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N TO E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-140300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S TO W WIND 20 TO 30 INCREASING TO W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE TO E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 TO 18 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 140023
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 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.

PKZ499-141500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR 61N 171W WEAKENS TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 64N 166W 
SAT MORNING. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 48N 177E MOVES TO 55N 172W AT 973 MB 
SAT EVENING. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 981 MB NEAR 59N 164W SUN
AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW MOVES TO 51N 171E SUN AFTERNOON.   
$$

PKZ411-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN
BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-141500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$
210 
FZAK62 PAFC 141240
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 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.

PKZ499-150300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR 48N 177E AND MOVES NEAR 54N 173W SAT NIGHT AT 975
MB. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 984 MB NEAR 60N 162W SUN AFTERNOON. A
WEAKENING WEST PACIFIC LOW AT 1002 MB WILL MOVE NEAR 52N 166W SUN
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE TO E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-150300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY AND SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE TO SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 TO 
17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS WATERS 8 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 150018
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 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.

PKZ499-151500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 974 MB LOW NEAR 53N 176W MOVES TO 58N 164W AND WEAKENS TO 982 MB
SUN MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW
NEAR 49N 170E SUN AFTERNOON MOVES TO 52N 162W AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB
MON.

$$

PKZ411-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-151500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 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 12, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST THU FEB 12 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND SHORT TERM TRENDS ARE
REASONABLE.

.UPPER LEVELS...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES. BROAD LOW OVER THE
ARCTIC OCEAN GENERALLY HOLDS POSITION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
TROUGH FROM THIS SYSTEM DIGS SW ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA TO JAPAN. SHORT
WAVES MOVING ACROSS ASIA ROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND MOVE
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...WEAK TROUGH MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON WILL
KEEP A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVING OVER THE ALAKSA
PENINSULA THIS EVENING MOVES TO OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK
ISLAND SAT MORNING. THE FRONT SHOULD STALL AND SLOWLY WEAKEN SAT
AFTERNOON AS RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTH GULF
COAST. EXPECT THE MAJORITY OF PRECITATION(RAN/SNOW) TO HOLD OVER THE
WESTERN GULF...MAY SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW SPREADING INTO THE KENAI PEN
ON SAT. PRESSURE GRADIENTS SHOULD BUILD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT
WITH APPROACH OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SO WILL SEE LOCALLY STRONG WINDS
THROUGH GAPS TONIGHT AND FRI. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH FRI NIGHT...BUT
INCREASE AGAIN SUN AS NEXT STORM ENTERS THE BERING SEA.

.WEST...
FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACHING SW ALASKA COAST THIS MORNING IS PRODUCING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS ZONE 155. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE FRI AS
WINDS DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. OLD STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
IS STACKED WITH UPPER CENTER AND MOVES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN AND
WEAKENS FRI. COLD ADVECTION AND STRONG WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS
CENTER ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THIS AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS
EVENING. SECONDARY LOW MOVING INTO THE EAST/CENTRAL BERING SEA THIS
AFTERNOON BECOMES THE DOMINATE CENTER AS IT MOVES TO NEAR SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND THIS EVENING. THIS CENTER WEAKENS AS IT ENTERS WESTERN
NORTON SOUND FRI EVENING. YET ANOTHER STORM CENTER MOVES TO NEAR ADAK
SAT AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER HOLDS IN THE 970S AS IT WINDS TO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA SUN AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE
ACTIVE ACROSS THE DOMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND...BUT
SPECIFICS REMAIN UNRESOLVED AS ALL GUIDANCE DIVERGES BEYOND
TUESDAY...AND MODEL RUNS CONTINUE TO FLIP-FLOP.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191 AND 155. WINTER STORM WARNING 187.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...172
         STORM WARNING...170 175 176 185
         GALE WARNING...130 132 138 140 150 160 165
                        180 181
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC FEB 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 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.