Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 39, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 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. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 50N 171E WEAKENS TO 1005 MB NEAR 65N 173W AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB TUE MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 51N 176E. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR 59N 173W. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF 56 N. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 3S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING TO SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231249 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 50N 171E WEAKENS TO 1005 MB NEAR 65N 173W AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB TUE MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 51N 176E. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR 59N 173W. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF 56 N. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING TO SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231918 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1015 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 UPDATED AREAS 413 AND 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. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 50N 171E WEAKENS TO 1005 MB NEAR 65N 173W AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB TUE MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 51N 176E. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 977 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR 59N 173W. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF 56 N. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 1015 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. .WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 TO 32 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 1015 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 60 TO 70 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 240024 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-241500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 54N 178E WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB NEAR 65N 173W TUESDAY. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 50N 176E TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 58N 172W AT 982 MB TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 61N 165W AT 987 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S OF 56 N...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. N OF 56 N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 70 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 65 KT BECOMING 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 31 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 10:15 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:31 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 23, 2:31 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:31 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 23, 2:31 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days |
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