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Gale Warning 224, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 27, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 27, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 27, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 27, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 271232
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
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 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT 
EVENING WILL MOVE TO 130 NM WEST OF SHEMYA BY LATE SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. BLOWING
SNOW. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 280100 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

CORRECTED ZONES 160 179 180

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-281500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 985 MB LOW OVER FAR EASTERN SIBERIA MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA
SATURDAY MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SATURDAY
NIGHT MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING...A
WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BERING SUNDAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY EVENING.
$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009


...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.

.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 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 27, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER FLOW WITH THE MEAN UPPER RIDGE POSITION ALONG
ABOUT 165 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE...A DEEP LOW OVER SIBERIA AND A
SHARP TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA.

THE RIDGE MENTIONED ABOVE HAS BEEN THE STUBBORN FEATURE FOR THE LAST
WEEK OR TWO. SYSTEMS RIDE OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND IT JUST POPS
BACK UP AGAIN. SURFACE PRESSURE HAS BEEN CORRESPONDINGLY HIGH AS
WELL...SO THAT WHEN LOWS CROSS ALASKA THERE ARE STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENTS (AND WIND) BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE LOWS. THIS PATTERN
LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
AN OPEN TROUGH WITH A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA TODAY FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER. THIS WILL RANGE FROM
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO FREEZING RAIN TO STRONG WINDS AND RAPIDLY
FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURES. SOUTH CENTRAL WILL BE DRY AS A SHORT WAVE
RIDGE PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ON SATURDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES EAST. THE TRAILING COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND THEN SOUTH CENTRAL
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE NOSE OF THE RIDGE WILL NUDGE INTO SOUTHERN
ALASKA ON SUNDAY...WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM REACHING THE WEST COAST OF
ALASKA SUNDAY EVENING

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT
LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE MODELS ARE HINTING AT A
POSSIBILITY OF THE RIDGE RETROGRADING NEXT WEEKEND...BUT THIS IS
BEYOND THE PERIOD WHERE THERE IS ANY CONFIDENCE IN NUMERICAL
GUIDANCE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155.
MARINE...GALE WRNG 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 172 176 179 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WRNG 160 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG FEB 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 min
Feb 26, 6:10 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC3 hr
Feb 26, 7:05 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC9 hr
Feb 26, 9:14 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 26, 9:50 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 hr
Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 27, 4:31 AM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC16 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.