Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 79, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 27, 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 27, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 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 280053 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW OVER FAR EASTERN SIBERIA MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING...A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280100 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 160 179 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW OVER FAR EASTERN SIBERIA MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING...A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280140 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW OVER FAR EASTERN SIBERIA MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING...A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280953 RRA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW OVER FAR EASTERN SIBERIA MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING...A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SUNDAY AND INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281234 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND DEEPEN TO 980 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 370 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 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 27, 4:00 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER FLOW WITH THE MEAN UPPER RIDGE POSITION ALONG
ABOUT 165 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE...A DEEP LOW OVER SIBERIA AND A
SHARP TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA.
THE RIDGE MENTIONED ABOVE HAS BEEN THE STUBBORN FEATURE FOR THE LAST
WEEK OR TWO. SYSTEMS RIDE OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND IT JUST POPS
BACK UP AGAIN. SURFACE PRESSURE HAS BEEN CORRESPONDINGLY HIGH AS
WELL...SO THAT WHEN LOWS CROSS ALASKA THERE ARE STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENTS (AND WIND) BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE LOWS. THIS PATTERN
LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
AN OPEN TROUGH WITH A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA TODAY FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER. THIS WILL RANGE FROM
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO FREEZING RAIN TO STRONG WINDS AND RAPIDLY
FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURES. SOUTH CENTRAL WILL BE DRY AS A SHORT WAVE
RIDGE PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ON SATURDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES EAST. THE TRAILING COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND THEN SOUTH CENTRAL
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE NOSE OF THE RIDGE WILL NUDGE INTO SOUTHERN
ALASKA ON SUNDAY...WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM REACHING THE WEST COAST OF
ALASKA SUNDAY EVENING
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT
LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE MODELS ARE HINTING AT A
POSSIBILITY OF THE RIDGE RETROGRADING NEXT WEEKEND...BUT THIS IS
BEYOND THE PERIOD WHERE THERE IS ANY CONFIDENCE IN NUMERICAL
GUIDANCE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155.
MARINE...GALE WRNG 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 172 176 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WRNG 160 180 185.
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 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 5:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 10:54 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:37 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr |
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