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Storm Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 1, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Feb 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 011300
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-020300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A STRONG NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 53N 169E MON NIGHT
AT 948 MB. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES OUT WELL AHEAD 
OF THE LOW...REACHING THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND EVENTUALLY THE
EASTERN BERING MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF 56N.
.MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH
OF 56N. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-020300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 020048
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-021500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 953 MB LOW AT 48N 160E WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO 54N 171E TUE
AFTERNOON AT 959 MB. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT AHEAD OF THE LOW
WILL REACH THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT...AND MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN
BERING MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 60 KT TOWARD
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 TO 23 FT TOWARD MORNING.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 45 TO 60 KT. S OF 56N...WIND SHIFTING TO S 30 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N OF 56N...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W TO SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E TO SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. S OF 58N...WIND DIMINISHING TO 
S 25 KT KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...S TO E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 TO 50 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 22 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-021500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.

.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
10 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 021258
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-030300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 948 MB LOW AT 49N 162E WILL MOVE TO 52N 170E AT 951 MB BY LATE 
MON NIGHT AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES NORTH AND EAST
ACROSS THE BERING SEA. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 55N 175E AT 967 MB
BY LATE TUE NIGHT AS THE FRONT STALLS JUST NORTH OF SAINT PAUL AND
SAND POINT.

$$

PKZ411-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-030300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 030100
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-031500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 947 MB LOW AT 51N 165E WILL MOVE TO 56N 179E AT 968 MB WED
AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE
BERING SEA TONIGHT...AND STALL JUST NORTH OF SAINT PAUL AND SAND
POINT THROUGH WED MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS
23 TO 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SW 30 KT SOUTH OF 56 N. SEAS 22 TO 27
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST WEST OF 175W. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-031500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF 56 N. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 11 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT NORTH OF 56 N. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 031256
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-040300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 954 MB LOW AT 52N 170E WILL MOVE TO 55N 180 BY LATE TUE NIGHT AND
WEAKEN TO 970 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 173W AT 972 MB BY
LATE WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 30 KT S OF 55N. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
N OF 58N. S OF 57N...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 58N. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 040050
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 960 MB LOW AT 53N 174E MOVES TO 56N 179W AT 970 MB WED
AFTERNOON...THEN TO 58N 173W AT 975 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF 56N. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
56N...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS 22 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57 N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS
22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO S WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 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 Jan 31, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE BIGGEST ITEM TO WATCH IS THE LOW MOVING INTO THE
GULF OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IT ELONGATES AS THE TRIPLE POINT
DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THE MAIN LOW AND THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT AS TO
HOW THIS WILL DEVELOP. THE GFS BRINGS THE MAIN LOW NEAR YAKUTAT
SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER WEAKENING THE TRIPLE TO A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST. THE NAM ECMWF AND UKMET ALL FAVOR SPLITTING THE ENERGY
WITH THE TRIPLE POINT REMAINING A DISTINCT LOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST. THIS NAM ECMWF UKMET SOLUTION LOOKS BETTER NOT ONLY DUE TO THE
AGREEMENT OF THREE MODELS BUT DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE VERY COLD AIR
TO THE WEST. THIS PATTERN TENDS TO STRENGTHEN LOWS ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST AND DOWNPLAYING IT AS THE GFS DOES IS NOT AS LIKELY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
THE NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS FORCING
THE JET STREAM SOUTH OF MOST OF THE AREA. THE 250 MB JET IS NORTHWEST
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THEN CONTINUES UNTIL NEAR 35N 165W
WHEN IT TURNS SHARPLY TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN CLIPS THE SOUTHEAST
GULF. THE JET WILL AMPLIFY AS THE TROUGH REMAINS DEEPLY DUG TO THE
SOUTH AND THEN WILL FORM A CUT OFF LOW WELL SOUTH OF ALASKA ON
TUESDAY. THE SURFACE FEATURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER LOW IS A LOW
SOUTH WEST OF KODIAK ISLANDS THAT WILL BE ELONGATING ALONG A TRIPLE
POINT AND MOVING INTO THE GULF OVERNIGHT.
FARTHER WEST THERE IS A STRONG LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA THAT IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN INTO THE 940S AS IT MOVES NEAR
THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE WEATHER SYSTEMS SOUTH
OF THE AREA THE BIG CONCERN TURNS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FOG AND LOW
STRATUS. THE BERING SEA IS MOSTLY COVERED WITH STRATUS THAT IS
PUSHING ONTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIANS ISLANDS BRINGING SOME
LIGHT SNOW TO THESE AREAS. THERE IS AN OPEN AREA NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND
DUE TO THE NEARBY ICE EDGE.
THE COOK INLET AREA MAY ALSO SEE SOME STRATUS OR FOG OVERNIGHT. THE
FOG THAT DEVELOPED SATURDAY MORNING WAS NOT ABLE TO GET A FIRM HOLD
AS IT PRECIPITATED OUT IN FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOWFALL WHERE IT
DEVELOPED. THIS WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...LONG TERM WILL SEE THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
RETROGRADE TO WESTERN ALASKA WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STORMS INTO
THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AS THE FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THESE LOWS MOVE TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND THEY WILL MOST LIKELY DEVELOP
TRIPLE POINTS ALONG THEM WHICH WILL DIVERT MOST OF THE WARMER AIR
FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EASTWARD FROM THE MIDDLE TO LATER PARTS OF
NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 155 172 175
    STORM 176
    HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JAN 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 31, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 days
Feb 1, 2:14 AM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC17 days
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 1, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 1, 8:40 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 hr
Feb 1, 9:35 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr

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