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Storm Warning 40, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 23, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 23, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$

7 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 241252
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 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.

PKZ499-250300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 58N 176W DISSIPATES TUE AFTERNOON NEAR SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 47N 172E INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB BY
MIDDAY TUE AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 63N 164W WED
AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB WED NIGHT NEAR
50N 165E.
$$

PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
NE WIND 25 KT INCREASIN TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF 56N. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 241536 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
735 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 411 

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.

PKZ499-250300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 58N 176W DISSIPATES TUE AFTERNOON NEAR SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 47N 172E INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB BY
MIDDAY TUE AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 63N 164W WED
AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB WED NIGHT NEAR
50N 165E.
$$

PKZ411-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF 56N. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-250300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 250018
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 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.

PKZ499-251500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 985 MB LOW NEAR 52N 179E WILL MOVE TO 58N 173W 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.
$$

PKZ411-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING W WIND 70 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-251500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 24 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 251237
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 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.

PKZ499-260300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 980 MB LOW AT 58N 172W WILL MOVE TO 61N 163W AT 985 MB THIS
AFTERNOON THEN TO 63N 156W 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 AT 49N 174E THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 60N 179E BY LATE
THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 70 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-260300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 260057
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 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.

PKZ499-261500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR 60N 165W CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING THU MORNING AND MOVE TO
THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-261500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60
KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 26 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

914 
FZAK62 PAFC 261157
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 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.

PKZ499-270300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
OFFSHORE WATERS BY THIS EVENING. AT 1011 MB LOW AT 49N 174E THIS
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 57N 179W AT 1006 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT AND TO
64N 171W FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA
FRI NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

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

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-270300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

033 
FZAK62 PAFC 270127 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 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.

PKZ499-271500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
OFFSHORE WATERS BY THIS EVENING. A 1006 MB LOW AT 52N 178E THIS
EVENING WILL MOVE TO 62N 176W AT 994 MB BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. A
WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND
INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO
THE BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-271500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 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 23, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour 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 09

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	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, 4:10 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	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.