Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 67, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 19, 2009, 3:37 PM 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 19, 2009, 3:37 PM AKST (00:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2009, 3:45 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 200037 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 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. PKZ199-201245- 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 983 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB 375 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRIDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-201245- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-201245- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-201245- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-201245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-201245- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-201245- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-201245- UNALASKA BAY 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-201245- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-201245- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-201245- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-201245- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-201245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 337 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 200210 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201245- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 983 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB 375 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRIDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-201245- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-201245- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-201245- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-201245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-201245- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-201245- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-201245- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-201245- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-201245- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-201245- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-201245- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-201245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 200057 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 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. PKZ199-201245- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 983 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB 375 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRIDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-201245- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-201245- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-201245- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-201245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-201245- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-201245- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-201245- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-201245- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-201245- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-201245- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-201245- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-201245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 200640 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 UPDATED ZONES 150 160 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201245- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 983 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB 375 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRIDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-201245- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 940 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-201245- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-201245- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 940 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HEADLANDS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-201245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 940 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-201245- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-201245- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-201245- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-201245- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-201245- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-201245- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-201245- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-201245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Feb 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 10 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 10 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST THU FEB 19 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A WEAKENING UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA IS
ACTING AS A PIVOT POINT FOR VARIOUS WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE BERING
SEA. A DIGGING TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THIS VORTEX DOWN THROUGH BRISTOL
BAY AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS TROUGH IS THE MAIN FOCUS
ACROSS THE MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ANOTHER WAVE IS
DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING...AND WILL SERVE AS THE FOCUS FOR
THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. ELSEWHERE...A
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND IS MOVING INTO WESTERN CANADA AND A
TRANSITORY RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
AT THE SURFACE...A 994 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING CONTINUES TO
FILL IN WHILE MOVING NORTHEAST. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM
THIS LOW STRETCHES FROM NOME SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
AND ALASKA PENINSULA. A 1033 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC CONTINUES
TO BUILD NORTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ONCE AGAIN INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
12Z SATURDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN THE PROGRESSION OF THE
FRONT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY...WITH THE UPPER TROUGH NOW PROGGED
TO SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING. ALL MODELS ALSO AGREE ON A
WEAK SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER MONTAGUE ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT
BEFORE MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. THE MORNING FORECAST
PACKAGE IS BASED ON THE GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS... AND PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON
THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS WITH LITTLE CHANGE TO THE EXISTING FORECAST
THEREAFTER.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT IS OVERSPREADING SOUTHCENTRAL
THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA ARE COOLER THAN ORIGINALLY
EXPECTED...WITH THIS MORNINGS 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING REVEALING A SUB
FREEZING ISOTHERMAL LAYER UP TO 3000 METERS. WITH THE WARMEST AIR YET
TO MOVE INTO THE REGION...STILL THINK RAIN WILL OCCASIONALLY MIX IN
WITH SNOW OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW
IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE TALKEETNA AND
POINTS SOUTH...AS THESE AREAS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALL SNOW. A
RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL OCCUR OVER AREAS ALONG THE COAST...WITH VALDEZ
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALL SNOW. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN AND THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS TODAY...BUT WILL BE DECREASING
THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK LOW FORMS IN MONTAGUE ISLAND. PRECIPITATION
WILL BEGIN CLEARING OUT OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT...AS AN UPPER TROUGH
SWINGS THROUGH AND COLD AIR ADVECTION KICKS IN. OFFSHORE WINDS
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL INCREASE AFTER THE TROUGH PASSAGE
THROUGH AREAS LIKE THOMPSON PASS...SEWARD...AND WHITTIER. STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON KODIAK ISLAND...AS COLD AIR ADVECTION
WILL HAVE THE SUPPORT OF A 150 KT JET MOVING OVERHEAD. ASIDE FROM THE
WINDS...TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL SETTLE BACK OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH
THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND.
.SOUTHWEST...
THE FRONT THAT BROUGHT ALL THE ACTIVE WEATHER TO SOUTHWEST LAST NIGHT
AND YESTERDAY CONTINUES TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. COLD AIR ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE FRONT WILL CHANGE LINGERING PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL
SNOW THIS MORNING. HEAVIER PRECIP WILL BE SLOWER TO CLEAR THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...WITH THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING. THE
AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH MOVING IN FROM THE BERING WILL SWING THROUGH
SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT...HELPING TO CLEAR OUT ANY REMNANT SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE
SOUTH ON FRIDAY...BEFORE ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST ON
SATURDAY.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
SCATTERED RAIN AND SHOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ISLANDS
TODAY. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO STORM FORCE WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE ALASKA PANHANDLE AND A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS
THE LOW CROSSES INTO THE BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
RIDGING IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA THIS WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. AT THE SAME
TIME...A BROAD TROUGH WILL ENCOMPASS THE ALEUTIANS. THE RESULT WILL
BE FAIRLY BENIGN CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MAINLAND...WITH A SERIES OF
NORTH PACIFIC LOWS AND UNSETTLED WEATHER AFFECTING THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING...145
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...151
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 121 129 132 140 141 170 171 176 179 185
351 352 414
STORM WARNING...130 172 175 411 412 413
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NRH FEB 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 3:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:43 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 46 hr | |
| Feb 19, 9:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Feb 20, 9:50 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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