Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 75, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 25, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 25, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1021 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR BETHEL THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE THU MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 1007 MB THEN TO 180 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1014 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 50 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE WEST SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 50 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE WEST SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260034 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1016 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260153 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 CORRECTED 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1016 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260604 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 905 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1016 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 905 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 905 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW NEAR PALMER WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 1011 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT AT 1015 MB LATE THU NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE EAST OF THE COASTAL WATERS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. A 1019 MB LOW WILL APPROACH SELDOVIA LATE FRI NIGHT FROM THE WEST. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT SEAS 3 FT. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270012 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1012 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SITKA MOVES ON SHORE NEAR CRAIG LATE FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A 1015 MB LOW FORMS 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES SUNDAY MORNING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 25 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
VERY STRONG MATURE AND VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA THIS MORNING. THIS IS SQUEEZING OVER AN IMPRESSIVE UPPER
RIDGE ALONG 170 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER
SIBERIA AND ANOTHER OVER HUDSON BAY ARE A FULL SINE WAVE OF HIGHLY
AMPLIFIED FLOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AROUND THE BERING
LOW AND THEN DIMINISHING THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND NORTH
OF BETHEL AND THEN WEAKENS RAPIDLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING. AFTER THE UPPER LOW TOPS THE 170 DEGREE WEST RIDGE IT WILL
QUICKLY DROP SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE RIDGE WILL
POP BACK UP OVER THE EASTERN BERING.
BY THURSDAY EVENING THE UPPER LOW WILL ALREADY BE TO THE PANHANDLE
AND MOST WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH IT WILL CLEAR THE AREA. YET ANOTHER
LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL THEN SQUEEZE OVER THE TOP OF
THE RIDGE WITH THE WEATHER FROM THIS SYSTEM REACHING THE PRIBILOFS
AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THE WEST COAST OF
MAINLAND ALASKA FRIDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE SYSTEM ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA ON FRIDAY WILL AGAIN DROP
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ON SATURDAY...BUT THE FRONT WILL BE EVEN MORE
STRETCHED OUT THAN THE THURSDAY LOW. THE RIDGE WILL ALSO NOT REBOUND
SO FAR NORTH AND THIS WILL ALLOW MORE ZONAL FLOW THROUGH SOUTHERN
ALASKA FOR THE EARLY PORTION OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 161.
HIGH WIND WARNING 185 195.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 179.
STORM WARNING 130 160 165 170 176 180 185.
GALE WARNING 120 132 138 150 155 171 172 175.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 160 185.
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 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:17 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:17 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 9:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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