Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 77, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 25, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260057 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR TOKSOOK BAY CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING THU MORNING AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260154 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 170. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR TOKSOOK BAY CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING THU MORNING AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261211 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY THIS EVENING. AT 1011 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 320 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 1006 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT AND NEAR GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 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, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN IMPRESSIVE 985 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK
ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST...BUCKLING A STRONG RIDGE CENTERED
ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER. THIS LOW PRODUCED WINDS TO 100 MPH IN THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND CONTINUES WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS INTO
BRISTOL BAY. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE
QUICKLY BEHIND THE LOW BRINGING A BRIEF RESPIT TO THE WEATHER IN THE
BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE BIGGEST
CHANGE FROM YESTERDAY CENTERING AROUND TRACKING THE LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. THE BIGGEST IMPACT TO
THIS POSITION CHANGE IS TO INCREASE THE COVERAGE OF SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BEYOND THIS TIME...THE GFS REMAINS
OUR MODEL OF CHOICE AS RIDGING POPS BACK UP IN THE EASTERN BERING
AHEAD OF ANOTHER POWERFUL FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE POWERFUL LOW MOVING ONTO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA WILL SPREAD HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ONTO THE SW COAST THIS
EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST WITH THE
POSSIBILITY FOR COASTAL FLOODING/EROSION AND ICE BUILD-UP.
THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT
SPREADING SNOW IN ITS WAKE DUE TO MOIST S/SW FLOW AT ALL LEVELS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE. STRONG GAP WINDS DEVELOP AS COLD AIR SPILLS SOUTH
BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE RE-ESTABLISHES ITSELF
OVER THE MAINLAND ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT PROGRESSIVE BERING SEA
FRONT. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN ACCOMPANY THE NEXT FRONT AS
IT MARCHES ACROSS THE BRING ON THURSDAY. AS WITH ITS
PREDECESSOR...THIS FRONT SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE BREAKING DOWN THE
RIDGE AND BARRELING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL FRI NIGHT INTO SAT BRINGING
MORE SNOW TO THE REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...155 161.
MARINE...STORM 130 138 160 165 176 180 185.
GALE 120 132 140 141 150 155 170 172 175 179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 140 160 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JCAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 9:29 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 26, 1:10 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:58 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:54 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.