Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 60, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 13, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 13, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 140028 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WEAKENS TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR NOME SAT MORNING. A 976 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 973 MB SAT EVENING. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 981 MB 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL SUN AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$
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218 FZAK52 PAFC 141241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA SAT NIGHT AT 975 MB. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 984 MB OVER THE KUSKOKWIM BAY SUN AFTERNOON. A WEAKENING WEST PACIFIC LOW AT 1002 MB WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. PACIFIC SIDE. SOUTH WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150018 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 40 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK MOVES TO 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AND WEAKENS TO 982 MB SUN MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB MON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...W 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 Feb 13, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS SEEM REASONABLE THROUGH ABOUT SUN NIGHT. SOLUTIONS VARY SIGNIFICANTLY BEYOND THIS PONIT OVER THE ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA. .UPPER LEVELS...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES. BROADENING UPPER CENTER OVER EASTERN RUSSIA ACTS AS THE PIVOT POINT FOR DEVELOPING WAVES MOVING ACROSS ASIA/NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS AND SW MAINLAND. THIS WILL TRANSLATE INTO CONTINUED UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH ALTERNATE STORM SYSTEMS OUT WEST. CONDITIONS IN THE EAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL SHOULD NOT BE AS TURBULENT WAS LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGES TRANSIT THE AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EAST AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND SAT. SO WILL INCREASE POPS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. GAP WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF SAT NIGHT/SUN AS A STRONG FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. IT LOOKS THIS ONE WILL BRING MUCH WARMER AIR SO INITIAL BURST OF SNOW SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND BECOME MIXED OVER THE KENAI PEN/PORTIONS OF THE NORTH SUN AFTERNOON/NIGHT. .WEST...STORM CENTER NEAR ST. MATTHEW ISLAND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MOVES OVER THE SEWARD PEN TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH AT STRETCHING ACROSS THE SW MAINLAND IS WEAKENING. RADAR AND SATELLITE SHOW THE BACK EDGE OF RAIN/SNOW APPROACHING THE SW COAST. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MORE SHOWERY TONIGHT ON TH BACKSIDE OF TROUGH. NEXT BIG STORM DEVELOPING SW OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES SOUTH OF ADAK SAT MORNING AND SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS SUN NIGHT. THIS CENTER THEN WEAKENS AND MOVES TO ALONG THE SW COAST NEAR BETHEL SUN AFTERNOON. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SEE BRIEF PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND THE AK PEN SAT UNTIL THE WARM AIR MOVES IN AND MIXES OR CHANGES THE SNOW TO RAIN. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY SAT MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT/LOW CENTER. THESE CONDITIONS MAY SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AS LOW CENTER MOVES TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO PROBABLE OVER THE PRIBILOFS LATE TONIGHT WITH SNOW AND WIND DEVELOPING IN ADVANCE OF FRONT. TEMPS SHOULD WARM ENOUGH TO END BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE PRIBILOFS SAT EVENING...BUT MAY REDEVELOP SUN MORNING WITH THE ONSET OF COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF LOW. TEMPS WILL BE SLOW TO WARM OVER THE SW MAINLAND...SO WILL SEE SOME BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING SAT NIGHT...THIS WILL BEAR WATCHING FOR BLIZZARD POTENTIAL. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LONG-WAVE PATTERN REMAINS LOW AMPLITUDE AND PROGRESSIVE INTO NEXT WEEK. THE RESULTANT STORM TRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW IS ALREADY FORMING AND WILL AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS LATE THIS WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191 AND BLIZZARD WATCH 195. MARINE...STORM 172 AND 175 GALES 130 150 155 160 165 170 171 176 179 185. RMC FEB 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 14, 4:57 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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