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Storm Warning 103, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 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. PKZ199-210200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF ATKA BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-210200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-210200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201217 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 CORRECTED HEADLINES FOR 155 AND 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF ATKA BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-210200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-210200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 202309 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 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. PKZ199-211400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND SATURDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF UMIAK ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-211400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-211400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-211400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-211400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-211400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-211400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-211400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-211400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-211400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-211400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-211400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220200- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK BY LATE SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK LATE SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-220200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-220200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
STUBBORN BLOCKING RIDGE OVER NORTHEAST SIBERIA (REX CONFIGURATION)
WITH ASSOCIATED DOWNSTREAM TROUGH ALONG 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE
AND A CLOSED CIRCULATION LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA. COLD
ADVECTION IN NORTHERLY FLOW FROM THE EASTER ALEUTIANS TO NEARLY THE
CANADIAN BORDER. LOW UNDERCUTTING THE SIBERIAN BLOCK CREATING WARM
ADVECTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SIBERIAN BLOCK WILL SLOWLY RETROGRADE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND
TAKE ON MORE OF AN OMEGA LOOK AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS CONNECTS WITH THE GULF LOW. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL
STAY SOUTH OF MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION WILL FOLLOW THE RETROGRATION OF THE
SIBERIAN BLOCK AND ALLOW MORE MOISTURE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA
FROM THE EAST AS SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS IN CYCLONIC FLOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ENTIRE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RETROGRADE THROUGH NEXT
WEEK. ALTHOUGH THE NUMERICAL MODELS AGREE ON THE OVERALL PATTERN...
THE DETAILS IN HOW THE LOW ORIENTS ITSELF AND TIMING OF SHORT WAVE
FEATURES ARE NOT SO WELL DECIDED UPON. BASICALLY THE MEAN UPPER
TROUGH POSITION WILL BE ROUGHLY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND
CYCLONIC FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE ENTIRE STATE AND MOST OF THE BERING
SEA AND GULF OF ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175 176.
GALE WARNING 170 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 138 150 155 165 170 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 20, 8:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Mar 20, 8:45 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Mar 20, 11:05 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 20, 12:49 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 20, 12:49 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 32 hr |
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