Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 82, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Mar 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 031220 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-040300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 51N 179E AT 971 MB TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 58N 177W AT 974 MB WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR 62N 172W AT 976 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-040300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
367 FZAK62 PAFC 032335 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 46N 174E WILL MOVE TO 58N 177W WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 65N 167W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 041233 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 51N 179E MOVES TO NEAR 61N 173W WED NIGHT AT 974 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR 65N 168W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 050026 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW 57N 178W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KIVALINA THU NIGHT AT 983 MB. A 985 MB LOW 43N 173E THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 45N 178E FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 051238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 62N 173W MOVES INLAND NEAR 67N 164W THU NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 47N 178E FRI WILL DEVELOP A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 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 Mar 2, 2:10 PM AKST, 13 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 2:10 PM AKST, 13 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 210 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS RELATIVELY UNCHANGED WITH AN ANCHOR UPPER LOW POSITIONED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA MAINLAND. AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY JET FLOWING BETWEEN THE TWO FEATURES IS SERVING AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR CYCLOGENESIS NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AT THE SURFACE...PRESSURE GRADIENT THIS MORNING REMAINS STRONG ALONG THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS IS WEAKENING AS THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE PANHANDLE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY AS A RESULT OF THE WEAKENING GRADIENT. HIGH PRESSURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE REGION BUT WILL QUICKLY GIVE WAY TO HIGH CLOUDS AS THE BAROCLINIC LEAF FROM A DEVELOPING LOW OUT WEST CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO DO A FAIRLY GOOD JOB HANDLING ALL MAJOR FEATURES. ONE AREA OF CONTENTION IS A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. THE GFS IS SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN THE NAM WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE CASE BASED ON SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. WILL BE INCREASING THE CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WITH THIS SYSTEM TUESDAY BASED ON THESE LATEST TRENDS. STILL PREFER THE GFS/ECMWF SOLUTION WITH THE DEVELOPING LOW MID WEEK BUT ALTOGETHER NO MAJOR CHANGES ARE IN STORE FOR THE UPCOMING FORECAST PACKAGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE BAROCLINIC LEAF ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS EVENING. LATEST THINKING IS THAT PRECIPITATION...WHILE LIGHT...IS NOW LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM. ISENTROPIC LIFT MAXES OUT AT 18Z WITH SUFFICIENT PRESSURE ADVECTION FROM THE SURFACE UP TO 290K OR SO. ONE INGREDIENT THAT MAY BE LACKING WILL BE MOISTURE. THINKING THAT IT MAY TAKE A WHILE TO SATURATE THE ATMOSPHERE...SO AT THIS TIME WILL BE BUMPING UP PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION BUT KEEPING ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 1 INCH. THE SYSTEM QUICKLY EXITS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND CLEAR SKIES AGAIN PREVAIL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL BRING THE AFFECTS OF THE NEXT SYSTEM INTO SOUTHCENTRAL BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND AN IMPRESSIVE FETCH OF MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO A GOOD CHANCE OF MORE SUBSTANTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY. WILL HAVE TO WATCH AS THIS DEVELOPS THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SNOW WILL SPREAD INLAND THIS EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THE SPEED OF THE SYSTEM WILL HELP KEEP SNOW TOTALS RELATIVELY LIGHT. WARM AIR ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION TYPE RAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY BUILDS IN LATE TONIGHT. THE NEXT OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS PERSISTING THROUGH LATE WEEK AS THE MAIN LOW MOVES NORTH TOWARD THE SEWARD PENINSULA. BERING SEA ALEUTIANS....RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER...BY BERING SEA STANDARDS...WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WHEN THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE NEXT STORM WILL SPREAD GALES AND MINIMUM STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK. WARM AIR SOUTH AND EAST OF THE LOW WILL KEEP PRECIP TYPE ALL RAIN FOR MOST OF THE AREA...THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN COLD AIR BEGINS TO ADVECT SOUTHWARD ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. WILL BE MENTIONING STRONGER WINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON A WATCH OR WARNING FOR NOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...170 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB MAR 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:39 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:54 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:54 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 3, 9:49 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Mar 3, 12:22 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 23 hr |
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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.