Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 263, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 28, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 28, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
824 FZAK52 PAFC 010014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU STRENGTHENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM NORTH OF ATTU SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE EASTERN BERING SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 010157 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU STRENGTHENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM NORTH OF ATTU SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE EASTERN BERING SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 500 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 550 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 230 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TUE MORNING AT 991 MB. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SUN NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011551 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 UPDATED ZONES 150 AND 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB 550 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 230 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TUE MORNING AT 991 MB. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SUN NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 650 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 650 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 020004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... 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 MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021245 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES MON EVENING. A 1002 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 80 NM EAST OF PORT HEIDEN AT 1008 MB MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 975 MB TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING ON TUE. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. 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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 28, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG UPPER RIDGE REMAINS CENTERED
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC NEAR 170 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE AND 40 DEGREES
NORTH LATITUDE. A POSITIVELY TILTED NOSE OF THIS RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS
THE GULF OF ALASKA TO THE YUKON. THE INFLUENCE OF THIS RIDGE EXTENDS
NORTHWARD TO THE BERING SEA. A DEEP UPPER TROUGH IS CENTERED THE
CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WITH A STRONG UPPER JET EXTENDING OUT OF ASIA
ALONG THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND THEN UP AND ACROSS THE BERING
SEA...HELPING TO FLATTEN OUT THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. FINALLY...A
CUT-OFF LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 140 DEGREES WEST SOUTH OF
THE PANHANDLE. SYSTEMS CROSSING OVER THE RIDGE HAVE BEEN DROPPING
INTO THIS TROUGH.
THE PRIMARY WEATHER PRODUCER TODAY IS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH MOVING
ONSHORE OVER WESTERN ALASKA AND A SURFACE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN
GULF. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA UNDER
BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. EMBEDDED UPPER WAVES MOVED ACROSS THE
REGION OVERNIGHT PROVIDING SOME ENHANCED UPPER LIFT. THE SNOW
LIGHTENED UP OVER THE WESTERN KENAI...ANCHORAGE...NORTH COOK INLET
REGION FOR SEVERAL HOURS...BUT HAS REDEVELOPED AND INTENSIFIED
AROUND NOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO IMPACT THE AREA. THERE
HAS BEEN A LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST FLOW AHEAD OF THE SURFACE FRONT WHICH
HAS REALLY KEPT ACCUMULATION LIGHT ACROSS ANCHORAGE...BUT THE FRONT
IS CURRENTLY MOVING BY AND THIS FLOW IS WEAKENING. A SURFACE LOW HAS
ALSO DEVELOPED ALONG THE FRONT NORTHEAST OF KODIAK...WHICH WILL ALSO
CONTRIBUTE TO A SHIFT IN LOW LEVEL FLOW.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE IN THE ANCHORAGE SOUNDING THIS MORNING WAS
ABOUT -7 DEGREES CELSIUS...SO THE AIRMASS IS QUITE COLD. THIS IS
REFLECTED OBSERVED SNOW DENSITY RATIOS FROM AROUND THE REGION WHICH
HAVE RANGED FROM 30:1 TO 50:1. BECAUSE OF THIS SNOW IS PILING UP
QUICKLY IN SOME AREAS...WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED FROM
WASILLA TO WILLOW AND NORTHWARD TO CHULITNA. DUE TO RECENT
INTENSIFICATION OF SNOW AND THE UPPER TROUGH STILL BACK OVER WESTERN
ALASKA DECIDED TO ISSUE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOW FOR
ZONES 101 111 AND 145...FOR UP TO 8 INCHES ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE IN UNUSUALLY GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. FORECASTS IN THE MID TO LONG-TERM
WILL BE UPDATED TO BETTER REFLECT THE AGREED UPON SOLUTION. ONE
NOTEWORTHY DEFICIENCY IN MODEL GUIDANCE THIS MORNING IS THE
UNDERFORECASTING OF QPF. THE SNOW IS MORE WIDESPREAD AND ACCUMULATING
MORE THAN MODELS INDICATE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL DIG
SOUTHEASTWARD AS IT REACHES SOUTHCENTRAL THIS EVENING...WITH THE
BULK OF ENERGY DROPPING INTO THE GULF AND HELPING TO FROM AN UPPER
LOW. THE TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE EAST OF ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU
SHORTLY AFTER 9 PM. UNTIL THEN LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH AS
WELL AS COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE SURFACE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN STEADY
SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE
INCREASED EVEN FURTHER THAN THEY HAVE ALREADY. BASED ON RADAR
TRENDS...WITH THE BACK EDGE OF SNOW BUILDING WESTWARD AND A LARGE
AREA OF MODERATE SNOW...SOME AREAS COULD SEE ANOTHER FOOT OF SNOW
ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. SIMILARLY...THE REST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL ALSO SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION...ALTHOUGH SNOW
WILL QUICKLY LIGHTEN UP OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE BULK
OF ENERGY DROPS INTO THE GULF. COLD ADVECTION ALONG WITH A STRONG
UPPER JET ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH WILL PRODUCE THE USUAL
STRONG WINDS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE
UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTHWARD A BIT BEHIND THIS TROUGH AND
PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPPER WAVES DROPPING INTO THE BACK SIDE OF
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK BEFORE
A FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER RIDGE REACHES THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT.
IT WILL BE ELONGATING AND WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES...SO AT THIS
POINT DONT EXPECT ANY SIGNIFICANT WINDS OR SNOW.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A DEVELOPING SYSTEM SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS
WILL RIDE OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE ADVECTING LOTS OF WARM AIR ALONG
WITH IT. THIS AIR WILL EVENTUALLY CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
HEAD BACK SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL AGAIN BE VERY TIGHT BETWEEN THE VERY STRONG HIGH AND
MODERATE STRENGTH LOW...SO EXPECT ANOTHER BOUT OF GALE FORCE WINDS
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A STRONGER SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE BERING
SEA TUESDAY AND THIS PUSHES UP A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER ALASKA
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL REACH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA PROBABLY EARLY WEDNESDAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE BASIC PATTERN OF TROUGH TO THE NORTHWEST AND RIDGE TO THE
SOUTHEAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY LONGER.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...130.
GALE WARNING...120 121 129 132 150 170 172 175 176 179 180
185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...130 138 140 141 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:55 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 28, 5:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 6:08 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Mar 1, 6:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 1, 6:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 1, 6:50 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 1, 9:10 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Mar 1, 10:24 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr |
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