Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 70, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 21, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 21, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220008 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO WEST COAST OF ALASKA SAT EVENING. A LARGE 966 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO SIBERIA SUN EVENING. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 320 NORTHWEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .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. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220545 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 CORRECTED TYPO IN SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND SAT NIGHT. A LARGE 966 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO SIBERIA SUN EVENING. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 320 NORTHWEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 237 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING REACHES WESTERN ALASKA SUN EVENING AND RAPIDLY WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND. STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH MON MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW MOVES NEAR KISKA MON MORNING AND WEAKENS TO 1008 MB MON NIGHT 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 45 KT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 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 20, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST FRI FEB 20 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND ARE
CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS. WINDS IN THE FIRST 12 HOURS OF THE GFS
HAVE MATCH OBSERVED WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BETTER THAN THE
NAM MODEL, WHICH APPEAR TO BE A LITTLE TOO WEAK. I WOULD SUGGEST
GOING WITH THE GFS OVER THE BERING SEA FOR TONIGHT, OTHERWISE, IT
YOUR CHOICE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL HAVE LITTLE
AFFECT DUE TO THE DRYNESS OF THE ATMOSPHERE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE
UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA CONTINUES TO BUILD.
AT THE SURFACE...THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THIS EVENING AND WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG
THROUGH MOUNTAIN GAPS ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. AN INTENSE STORM
MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS HAS PRODUCED WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 80 MPH THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER AIR...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL MOVE
INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY SATURDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
SATURDAY AND WILL SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN ANY FRONT APPROACHING THE WEST
COAST OF ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AT THE SURFACE...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
INTERIOR WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER
TROUGH. OTHERWISE, THE SKIES WILL GENERALLY CLEAR FROM THE WEST
THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SOME MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AS A
WEAK UPPER SHORT WAVE TROUGH RIPPLES THROUGH THE RIDGE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM OVER
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE AREA OF STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST SATURDAY MORNING WHICH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN
BRISTOL BAY AND WESTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE
CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY.
BERING SEA...THE STRONG STORM OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT THEN MOVE INTO
SIBERIA SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST
BERING AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN ALASKA
SATURDAY. THE AREA OF STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO STORM FORCE WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE
PRIBILOFS LATE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO GALES AS IT
APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. A SECOND STORM DEVELOPING WEST OF HOKKAIDO
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
STORM FORCE WILL WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO GALES OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY
NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT EAST
SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY AND SOUTHEAST
ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT. STORM COMING OFF THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL TRACK
THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR 151 SATURDAY.
MARINE...STORM...170, 172, 179
GALE...120, 121, 129, 130, 132, 155, 165, 175, 176, 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM FEB 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:16 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:59 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 9:28 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 21, 5:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Feb 21, 2:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 21, 2:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Feb 21, 2:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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