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Storm Warning 41, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 25, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 25, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 28, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 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.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
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.  

$$
106 
FZAK62 PAFC 270042
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM 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.

PKZ499-271500-
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...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.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. 

$$
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. 

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 270157 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

AMENDED ZONE 412

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
500 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 45 KT THIS EVENINING. 
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. 

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 270333 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

UPDATE 412 414

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
500 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 45 KT THIS EVENING. 
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. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. 
.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. 

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 271220
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 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.

PKZ499-280300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING FROM ADAK NORTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA 
WILL MOVE EAST TO ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THEN
INLAND TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 49N 169E SAT EVENING WILL MOVE 
TO 53N 171E BY LATE SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO
22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-280300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 280053
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 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.

PKZ499-281500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1000 MB LOW AT 49N 169E SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 60N 180 SUNDAY
EVENING AT 980 MB...A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATE WITH THIS LOW MOVES
THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY
EVENING.
$$

PKZ411-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 25 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 280059 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 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.

PKZ499-281500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 1000 MB LOW AT 49N 169E SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 60N 180 SUNDAY
EVENING AT 980 MB...A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATE WITH THIS LOW MOVES
THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY
EVENING.
$$

PKZ411-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 25 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ414-281500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT.  
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK62 PAFC 281224
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 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.

PKZ499-010300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A
998 MB LOW AT 50N 166E THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 59N 173E AND DEEPEN
TO 980 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 61N 175E LATE SUN NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ411-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-010300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 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 25, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN IMPRESSIVE 985 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK
ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST...BUCKLING A STRONG RIDGE CENTERED
ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER. THIS LOW PRODUCED WINDS TO 100 MPH IN THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND CONTINUES WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS INTO
BRISTOL BAY. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE
QUICKLY BEHIND THE LOW BRINGING A BRIEF RESPIT TO THE WEATHER IN THE
BERING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE BIGGEST
CHANGE FROM YESTERDAY CENTERING AROUND TRACKING THE LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. THE BIGGEST IMPACT TO
THIS POSITION CHANGE IS TO INCREASE THE COVERAGE OF SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BEYOND THIS TIME...THE GFS REMAINS
OUR MODEL OF CHOICE AS RIDGING POPS BACK UP IN THE EASTERN BERING
AHEAD OF ANOTHER POWERFUL FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE POWERFUL LOW MOVING ONTO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA WILL SPREAD HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONTO THE SW COAST THIS
EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST WITH THE
POSSIBILITY FOR COASTAL FLOODING/EROSION AND ICE BUILD-UP.

THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT
SPREADING SNOW IN ITS WAKE DUE TO MOIST S/SW FLOW AT ALL LEVELS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE. STRONG GAP WINDS DEVELOP AS COLD AIR SPILLS SOUTH
BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE RE-ESTABLISHES ITSELF
OVER THE MAINLAND ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT PROGRESSIVE BERING SEA
FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN ACCOMPANY THE NEXT FRONT AS
IT MARCHES ACROSS THE BRING ON THURSDAY. AS WITH ITS
PREDECESSOR...THIS FRONT SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE BREAKING DOWN THE
RIDGE AND BARRELING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL FRI NIGHT INTO SAT BRINGING
MORE SNOW TO THE REGION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...155 161.
         MARINE...STORM 130 138 160 165 176 180 185.
                  GALE 120 132 140 141 150 155 170 172 175 179.
                  HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 140 160 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JCA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 25, 9:29 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Feb 26, 1:10 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC5 hr
Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC18 hr
Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC11 hr
Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 26, 4:58 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC24 hr
Feb 26, 2:54 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days

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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.