Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 36, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 20, 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 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 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.
797 FZAK62 PAFC 201222 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 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. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 43N 176E WEAKENS TO 985 MB FRI AFTERNOON NEAR 49N 178E. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 979 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 59N 174E AND THEN WEAKENS RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES INTO EASTERN RUSSIA SAT AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 965 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 55N 167E. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON... EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EAST OF 173W. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 210013 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 48N 179E WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 53N 178W FRI NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 988 MB LOW NEAR 53N 176E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB NEAR 60N 171E FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO SIBERIA SAT AFTERNOON. A 958 MB LOW NEAR NORTHERN JAPAN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR 59N 170E AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 211245 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 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. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A SLOWLY WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA BY THIS EVENING. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SUN MORNING AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN ALASKA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$
872 FZAK62 PAFC 220317 CCB OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 414. OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-221500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO WEST COAST OF ALASKA SAT EVENING. A LARGE 966 MB LOW NEAR 52N 163E WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR 60N 170E SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO SIBERIA SUN EVENING. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 180 MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$
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 Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009
.DISCUSSION...SERVICE BACKUP TODAY.
FORECASTS TODAY WERE HANDLED OUT OF THE FAIRBANKS AND JUNEAU WEATHER
OFFICES AS A SYSTEM UPGRADE IS BEING PERFORMED. THIS SHOULD BE
TRANSPARENT FOR USERS OF THE FORECASTS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF THE
FORECAST. AFTER THIS THE 12Z GFS SEEMS TO VEER OFF THE MODEL
CONSENSUS...THOUGH LAST NIGHTS 00Z GFS LOOKS MUCH BETTER AND
GUIDANCE CAN BE TRUSTED OUT TO ALMOST DAY SIX. THE FORECAST WAS
NUDGED TOWARD THE NAM IN THE EARLY PERIODS FOR KODIAK ISLAND EAST...
AND TO THE GFS WEST OF KODIAK. THE FORECAST FOR DAY THREE THROUGH
EIGHT WAS LEFT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS IN THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND ALASKA THIS
AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS BEING SQUISHED
SOUTHWARD AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE (OPEN TROUGH AT 500 MB)
MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN ALASKA. JET STREAM IS CONSOLIDATED FROM THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO ABOUT THE ALASKA/YUKON BORDER.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
MOST OF THE MOISTURE FROM THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS SITUATED EAST OF
VALDEZ WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. SOME RESIDUAL MOISTURE
AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AXIS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF SHOWERS. THE
TROUGH AXIS WILL BE NEAR 148 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE NOON FRIDAY AND
TO THE EASTERN BORDER OF ALASKA BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHWEST FLOW AT ALL LEVELS BEHIND THE TROUGH WILL DRY THINGS OUT
QUICKLY. FAIRLY STRONG WINDS IN FAVORED AREAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
WHICH WILL BE ENHANCED BY COLD ADVECTION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
SYSTEMS WILL ATTEMPT TO CROSS THIS RIDGE FROM THE WEST BUT WILL
LIKELY NOT MAKE IT MUCH FURTHER EAST THAN THE ALASKA RANGE. THE MEAN
RIDGE POSITION SHOULD REMAIN OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA FOR MOST OF NEXT
WEEK FOR FAIRLY DRY CONDITIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING 145 SUSITNA VALLEY.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 170 172 175 176 179 185.
GALE WARNING 120 121 129 132 150 165 171 180.
HVY FRZ SPRY WRNG 121 125 129 130 141.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG FEB 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 3:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:37 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:43 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 46 hr | |
| Feb 19, 9:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Feb 20, 9:50 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 6 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.