Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 137, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. 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 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
106 FZAK62 PAFC 270042 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 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. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY THIS EVENING. A 1006 MB LOW AT 52N 178E THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 62N 176W AT 994 MB BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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033 FZAK62 PAFC 270127 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY THIS EVENING. A 1006 MB LOW AT 52N 178E THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 62N 176W AT 994 MB BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 270157 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 AMENDED 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. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY THIS EVENING. A 1006 MB LOW AT 52N 178E THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 62N 176W AT 994 MB BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 500 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 45 KT THIS EVENINING. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 270333 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 UPDATE 412 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY THIS EVENING. A 1006 MB LOW AT 52N 178E THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 62N 176W AT 994 MB BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 500 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 45 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 271220 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 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. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING FROM ADAK NORTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST TO ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THEN INLAND TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 49N 169E SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 53N 171E BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 280053 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1000 MB LOW AT 49N 169E SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 60N 180 SUNDAY EVENING AT 980 MB...A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATE WITH THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 280059 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 414 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. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1000 MB LOW AT 49N 169E SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 60N 180 SUNDAY EVENING AT 980 MB...A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATE WITH THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281224 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW AT 50N 166E THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 59N 173E AND DEEPEN TO 980 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 61N 175E LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
340 FZAK62 PAFC 010013 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 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. PKZ499-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 46N 164E STRENGTHENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 172E SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 62N 179W MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE EASTERN BERING SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ413-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ414-011500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 011224 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-020300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 997 MB LOW NEAR 55N 163E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB NEAR 59N 167E SUN EVENING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 991 MB AT 64N 179W TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SUN NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ413-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ414-020300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 020003 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 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. PKZ499-021500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING MON MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INLAND MON NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 47N 175E TUE AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ411-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS NORTH OF 56N. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-021500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 021244 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-030300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 47N 179W WEAKENS TO 1008 MB NEAR 57N 159W MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 51N 178E AT 975 MB TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING ON TUE. $$ PKZ411-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-030300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 030040 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON MAR 2 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. PKZ499-031500- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A BROAD 1003 MB LOW NEAR 53N 172W WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 178E AT 972 MB TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 59N 178W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-031500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 031220 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 51N 179E AT 971 MB TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 58N 177W AT 974 MB WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR 62N 172W AT 976 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
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 26, 1:05 PM AKST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 1:05 PM AKST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 105 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. THEY SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IN THE WEST. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AS OF THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE A NARROW BUT HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WHICH MOVES FAIRLY RAPIDLY TO THE EAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. STRONG JET WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF RIDGE THIS EVENING..EXTENDING FROM KING SALMON SOUTH TO SAND POINT. THIS SHOULD REINFORCE NW SURFACE WINDS OVER KODIAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IS THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA...LOOKS LIKE A STRONG FRONT MOVES ON SHORE ALONG THE SW COAST LATE FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT STRONG S TO SE WINDS FROM THE WESTERN CAPES NORTHWARD. AIR TEMPS LOOK TO BE NEAR FREEZING FROM WESTERN CAPES EASTWARD FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT COOL FRIDAY EVENING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING SEA...STRONG FRONT MOVES OVER PRIBILOFS THURSDAY NIGHT AND THEN EASTWARD. LOOKS AS IF PRIBS WILL BE IN WARM SECTOR AROUND 12Z FRIDAY SO COULD SEE SOME MIXED SNOW AND RAIN TOWARD MORNING. WINDS BECOME WESTERLY SATURDAY. WEST...FRONT SHOULD MOVE ON SHORE FRIDAY LATE MORNING. EXPECT STRONG S TO SE WINDS FROM THE WESTERN CAPES NORTHWARD. AIR TEMPS LOOK TO BE NEAR FREEZING FROM WESTERN CAPES EASTWARD FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT COOL FRIDAY EVENING. BLIZZARD WATCHES LOOK GOOD OVERALL...WOULD NOT EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR ZONE 161 UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING BY WHICH TIME THE WINDS ARE WESTERLY AND WEAKER. SOUTHCENTRAL...NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTHERN COOK INLET. CLEAR ON FRIDAY AS RIDGE MOVES THROUGH REGION. BY SATURDAY MORNING REMNANTS OF FRONT IN TO REGION...SURFACE FORCING LOOKS VERY WEEK WITH MODEST SW FLOW ALOFT. WOULD NOT EXPECT VERY MUCH SNOW SOUTH OF SUSITNA VALLEY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...ON SUNDAY YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING FROM THE NO. PAC. FLAT RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA ON SUNDAY GIVES WAY ON MONDAY AS FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WEST. SOME SNOW OR RAIN FOR THE WEST BUT BY THE TIME THIS FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AK RANGE HAS LOST MUCH OF ITS IMPACT...SO WOULD NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF SNOW FOR SOUTHCENTRAL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR 155 AND 161 MARINE...SEE PACKAGES FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP FEB 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 min | |
| Feb 26, 6:10 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Feb 26, 7:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 26, 9:14 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 9:50 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:31 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 16 hr |
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