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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Feb 24, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 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. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL DISSIPATES TUE AFTERNOON NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. A 996 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATTU INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB BY MIDDAY TUE AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO THE YUKON DELTA WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB WED NIGHT 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 55 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT...EXCEPT SW 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT WEST WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 241427 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 170 172 175 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL DISSIPATES TUE AFTERNOON NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. A 996 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATTU INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB BY MIDDAY TUE AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO THE YUKON DELTA WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB WED NIGHT 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 55 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT...EXCEPT SW 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT WEST WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250018 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE NIGHT AT 980 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT TRACKS ONSHORE ACROSS THE YUKON DELTA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THU. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 60 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE...S WIND 35 BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250650 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 950 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 UPDATED ZONES 170 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE NIGHT AT 980 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT TRACKS ONSHORE ACROSS THE YUKON DELTA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THU. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 60 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 950 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE...S WIND 35 BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 27 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 950 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 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. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO BETHEL AT 985 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR MCGRATH LATE WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE WELL EAST OF THE AREA BY THU AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 270 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W WIND 70 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251758 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 UPDATED ZONES 155, 160, 170, 179, 180. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO BETHEL AT 985 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR MCGRATH LATE WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE WELL EAST OF THE AREA BY THU AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 270 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 900 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 900 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY NOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 900 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 65 KT BY NOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 900 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 900 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260057 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR TOKSOOK BAY CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING THU MORNING AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Feb 23, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
CORRECTED WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL FROM THE 12Z RUN TODAY. THE
ECMWF HAS COME IN LINE WITH THE GFS/NAM TRACK AND IS VERY SIMILAR.
THE GFS AND NAM HAVE BEEN MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE TRACK AND CENTRAL
PRESSURES ARE HIGHER THAN YESTERDAYS RUNS...WHICH IS GOOD SINCE THE
MODELS YESTERDAY LOOKED TOO STRONG.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND
WILL BREAK DOWN LATE TUESDAY AS A STRONG STORM IN THE BERING SEA
MOVES EASTWARD. BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
RESIDE OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE REPLACING THE CURRENT
RIDGE. HOWEVER THIS PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL PLACE ANOTHER UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE STATE BY LATE FRIDAY.HIGH CLOUDS CAN BE SEEN
ROTATING CLOCKWISE AROUND THE RIDGE ON THE SATELLITE PICTURE. A WEAK
TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IS KEEPING GUSTY WINDS FLOWING
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.
IN THE WEST A FRONT IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA HAS LOST MUCH OF ITS
STRENGTH AS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
GET MOST OF THE WEATHER ACTION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAS BEEN RECEIVING SOME SNOW FROM THE WEAKENING FRONT
WHICH SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. AND THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
GET THE FIRST OF TWO LOWS IN RAPID SUCCESSION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
THE EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL SEE NOTHING BUT SOME HIGH
CLOUDS AND A FEW GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN
THROUGH TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN
BERING SEA TUESDAY WILL CROSS THE BERING SEA AND WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS TO THAT AREA. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL BE AT RISK FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WITH THIS LOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191. BLIZZARD WATCH 195. HIGH WIND WATCH
187.
MARINE...GALE 155 160 165 171 180 185.
STORM 170 175 176 179 411 412 414.
HURRICANE FORCE 172 413.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 23, 4:10 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:10 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:11 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 24, 5:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 24, 5:15 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 24, 5:15 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Feb 24, 5:31 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:18 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AFC | 17 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.