Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 68, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 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 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2009, 2:37 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 985 MB FRI AFTERNOON 125 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 979 MB FRI NIGHT 400 NM NORTH OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES INTO EASTERN RUSSIA SAT AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 965 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...WEST WIND 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT...INCREASING TO 60 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201847 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 950 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 UPDATED ZONE 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 985 MB FRI AFTERNOON 125 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 979 MB FRI NIGHT 400 NM NORTH OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES INTO EASTERN RUSSIA SAT AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 965 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...WEST WIND 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 950 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 70 KT. SEAS 30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210015 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 988 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO SIBERIA SAT AFTERNOON. A 958 MB LOW NEAR NORTHERN JAPAN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210237 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 535 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 988 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO SIBERIA SAT AFTERNOON. A 958 MB LOW NEAR NORTHERN JAPAN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 535 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 535 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 35 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211245 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 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. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A SLOWLY WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA BY THIS EVENING. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SUN MORNING AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN ALASKA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE LATE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT...BECOMING S AND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT...BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 35 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 36 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 45 KT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220116 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 UPDATED ZONES 165 170 AND 171. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO WEST COAST OF ALASKA SAT EVENING. A LARGE 966 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO SIBERIA SUN EVENING. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 320 NORTHWEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 415 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 415 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 415 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 19 2009
.DISCUSSION...SERVICE BACKUP TODAY.
FORECASTS TODAY WERE HANDLED OUT OF THE FAIRBANKS AND JUNEAU WEATHER
OFFICES AS A SYSTEM UPGRADE IS BEING PERFORMED. THIS SHOULD BE
TRANSPARENT FOR USERS OF THE FORECASTS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF THE
FORECAST. AFTER THIS THE 12Z GFS SEEMS TO VEER OFF THE MODEL
CONSENSUS...THOUGH LAST NIGHTS 00Z GFS LOOKS MUCH BETTER AND
GUIDANCE CAN BE TRUSTED OUT TO ALMOST DAY SIX. THE FORECAST WAS
NUDGED TOWARD THE NAM IN THE EARLY PERIODS FOR KODIAK ISLAND EAST...
AND TO THE GFS WEST OF KODIAK. THE FORECAST FOR DAY THREE THROUGH
EIGHT WAS LEFT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS IN THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND ALASKA THIS
AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS BEING SQUISHED
SOUTHWARD AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE (OPEN TROUGH AT 500 MB)
MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN ALASKA. JET STREAM IS CONSOLIDATED FROM THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO ABOUT THE ALASKA/YUKON BORDER.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
MOST OF THE MOISTURE FROM THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS SITUATED EAST OF
VALDEZ WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT. SOME RESIDUAL MOISTURE
AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AXIS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF SHOWERS. THE
TROUGH AXIS WILL BE NEAR 148 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE NOON FRIDAY AND
TO THE EASTERN BORDER OF ALASKA BY MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. STRONG NORTH TO
NORTHWEST FLOW AT ALL LEVELS BEHIND THE TROUGH WILL DRY THINGS OUT
QUICKLY. FAIRLY STRONG WINDS IN FAVORED AREAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
WHICH WILL BE ENHANCED BY COLD ADVECTION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
SYSTEMS WILL ATTEMPT TO CROSS THIS RIDGE FROM THE WEST BUT WILL
LIKELY NOT MAKE IT MUCH FURTHER EAST THAN THE ALASKA RANGE. THE MEAN
RIDGE POSITION SHOULD REMAIN OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA FOR MOST OF NEXT
WEEK FOR FAIRLY DRY CONDITIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING 145 SUSITNA VALLEY.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 170 172 175 176 179 185.
GALE WARNING 120 121 129 132 150 165 171 180.
HVY FRZ SPRY WRNG 121 125 129 130 141.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG 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, 3:37 PM AKST | Storm Warning | 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, 9:50 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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Sources
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