Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 7, 2010, 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
- Feb 7, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2010, 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.
679 FZAK62 PAFC 071223 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 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. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THROUGH MON. A 967 MB LOW NEAR 43N 176E WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 953 MB NEAR 51N 174W LATE MON NIGHT. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 51N 157W MON AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB NEAR 55N 157W LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N OF 57N...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. S OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. S OF 57N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
876 FZAK62 PAFC 080008 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THROUGH MON. A 956 MB LOW NEAR 47N 179E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 52N 167W AT 960 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT NEAR 51N 168W AND MOVE TO NEAR 55N 170W AT 957 MB MON NIGHT BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY THE FIRST LOW TUE. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THRU WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 TO 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...NE TO SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
495 FZAK62 PAFC 081218 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 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. PKZ499-090300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 954 MB LOW NEAR 47N 179W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 967 MB NEAR 54N 161W LATE TUE NIGHT. A 964 MB LOW NEAR 51N 170W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB NEAR 54N 169W MON EVENING AND SLOWLY WEAKEN IN PLACE BEFORE BEING ABSORBED BY THE FIRST LOW TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF 175W. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF 175W. .TUE...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF 176W. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-090300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
691 FZAK62 PAFC 082344 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 54N 174W AND WEAKENS TO 968 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW NEAR 55N 158W THIS EVENING MOVES 60N 167W AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB TUESDAY EVENING. A 959 MB LOW NEAR 48N 177W MOVES TO 55N 167W AT 967 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW TO N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NW TO N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...WEST OF 168W...N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. EAST OF 168W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
235 FZAK62 PAFC 091237 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 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. PKZ499-100300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 959 MB LOW NEAR 49N 170W SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 962 MB NEAR DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS TO 973 MB NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND LATE WED NIGHT. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 54N 171W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND BE ABSORBED BY THE FIRST LOW THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 15 KT SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 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 6, 1:45 PM AKST, 14 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 1:45 PM AKST, 14 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
145 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE WITH IMPRESSIVE COLD CORE
UPPER LEVEL LOW DIGGING SOUTHWARD NEAR BRISTOL BAY. DEFORMATION ZONE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT IS POSITIONED FROM SW TO NE ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTH. WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEARING
THE COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SYNOPTIC SCALE NORTHERLY FLOW
PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SYNOPTIC FEATURES ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT IN THE
SHORT TERM. MODELS ARE IN RELATIVE AGREEMENT ALTHOUGH RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY IS NOT GREAT ON AN EASTERN GULF LOW MOVING INLAND NEAR
YAKUTAT SUNDAY EVENING...ALTHOUGH THIS WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON OUR
DOMAIN. GFS AND NAM HINT AT A WEAK LOW DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT
ASSOCIATED WITH AN EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE AND REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD
AIR MOVING OUT OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WEAK LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE
TOWARD WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THEN INLAND SUNDAY
EVENING...BRINGING THE COOK INLET REGION ANOTHER SHOT OF LIGHT SNOW
SUNDAY. ATTENTION TURNS WEST WITH A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM
DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
DIFFERENCES IN MODEL SOLUTIONS CAN BE TRACED TO THE STRENGTH AND
POSITION OF AN UPSTREAM RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE
FRONTAL PROGRESSION AS DEPICTED BY THE GFS APPEARS TO BE THE OUTLIER
FROM THE SLOWER ECMWF AND NAM...SO FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE HAVE
TRENDED TOWARD THE SLOWER SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A COMPLICATED FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON...
SOUTHWEST FLOW USHERING THE COLD AIR UP COOK INLET EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WIND SHIFT FROM EAST TO SOUTHWEST ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST BROUGHT AN IMPRESSIVE TEMPERATURE DROP OF 12 DEGREES TO
CORDOVA...RESULTING IN HEAVY WET SNOW. COLD AIR ADVECTING NORTHWARD
WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES AT 850 MB DROPPING FROM APPROX -4 TO -11
THIS EVENING. THIS SCENARIO IS FAVORABLE FOR CONTINUED LIGHT SNOW
EVEN THOUGH THE MODELS ARE NOT SHOWING MUCH OF ANY ADDITIONAL QPF. IN
ANCHORAGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS...SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT
AND THEN AGAIN DEVELOP SUNDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED WEAK
LOW MOVING INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
AS MENTIONED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION...STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
SURROUNDING THE NEXT DEVELOPING MAJOR STORM SYSTEM BUT ALL
INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE GULF AND
POSSIBLE WARNING LEVEL WINDS TO CHANNELED TERRAIN EARLY TO MID WEEK.
FORECASTS WILL TREND TOWARD THIS VERY STRONG SYSTEM IN THE MEDIUM
RANGE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEATHER IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS DOMINATED BY THE
COLD CORE UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. LIGHT
SNOW IS FALLING REGION WIDE UNDER THE BROAD SCALE CYCLONIC
CIRCULATION. THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INLAND SUNDAY AND AS THE STRONG
LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE ALEUTIANS...FLOW WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY
BRINGING AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL DOMINATE BRIEFLY BEFORE THE STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY SPREADS
MOISTURE INLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON. SIMILAR TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL
FORECAST...WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WARNING LEVEL
WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY TAPER
OFF THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY CALM CONDITIONS BEFORE
THE LARGE STORM TAKE SHAPE SOUTH OF THE CHAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. STORM
FORCE WINDS WITH STRONGER GUSTS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM AS IT
DEEPENS TO NEAR 950 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN BEGINS TO DRIFT EAST
AND WEAKEN THROUGH MID WEEK. THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL MAKE VERY
LITTLE PROGRESS AS THE MEAN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 170 172
GALE WARNING...155 171 175 176 179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...130 138 140 141 150 155
160 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB FEB 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:52 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 6:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 7, 11:58 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 51 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.