Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 80, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 28, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281237 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1021 MB LOW AT SAINT AUGUSTINE WILL MOVE TO 80 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1006 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT THEN TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON BY SUN AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 997 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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.. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 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. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 010035 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 1005 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR THE ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N WINDS 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010159 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 455 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 UPDATE TO ZONES 132 AND 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 1005 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 455 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KTS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KTS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 455 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR THE ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES ENDING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N WINDS 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010902 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...RETRANSMITTED 1201 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 RETRANSMISSION 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 1005 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 455 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KTS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KTS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 455 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR THE ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES ENDING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N WINDS 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011238 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. A 1006 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 28, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LARGE UPPER RIDGE CENTERED AT 170 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE AND 40
DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE. POSITIVELY TILTED NOSE OF THIS RIDGE
LEANING BACK TO YUKON. DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA
WITH WESTERLIES SWEEPING ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND KEEPING THE RIDGE
SUPPRESSED TEMPORARILY. OBLONG KNIFE-SHARP LOW ALONG 140 DEGREES
WEST SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLE TOWARD WHICH SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN DROPPING
AFTER THEY CROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CHUKOTSK LOW (ALSO POSITIVELY TILTED) IS OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS
MORNING AND MOVING EAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA TODAY AND ONLY
SLOWLY CROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE DROPPING SOUTH SUNDAY
NIGHT. SHOWERY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THIS LOW IN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH MOIST WESTERLY FLOW.
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL DRY OUT LATER SUNDAY AS THE
LOW DROPS SOUTH AND A WEAK TRANSITORY RIDGE SLIDES INTO THE AREA.
THE NEXT SYSTEM PUSHES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY MONDAY. THIS
SYSTEM LOOKS FAIRLY WEAK AND THE FRONT WILL BREAK APART MONDAY NIGHT
BEFORE HAVING MUCH IMPACT ON SOUTH CENTRAL.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A STRONGER SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE BERING SEA TUESDAY AND THIS PUSHES
UP A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL REACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA PROBABLY EARLY
WEDNESDAY AND SOUTH CENTRAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE BASIC PATTERN OF TROUGH TO THE NORTHWEST AND RIDGE TO THE
SOUTHEAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK AND POSSIBLY LONGER.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130.
GALE WARNING 120 132 150 155 170 172 175 176 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 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 | 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, 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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