Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 93, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031221 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 190 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 971 MB TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 225 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 974 MB WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 976 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE WIND 45 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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192 FZAK52 PAFC 032334 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM NORTHWEST OF NOME THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041233 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 974 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES OVER THE BERING STRAIT THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041302 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 CORRECTED 160 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 974 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES OVER THE BERING STRAIT THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050026 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 280 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KIVALINA THU NIGHT AT 983 MB. A 985 MB LOW 645 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 | 48 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.