Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 8, 2010, 7:10 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 8, 2010, 7:10 AM AKST (16:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
345 FZAK51 PAFC 081617 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 UPDATED ZONES 130 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STORM FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL STALL ALONG THE COAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 710 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 710 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 600 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
820 FZAK51 PAFC 090003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THIS EVENING MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED THRU SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THRU FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THRU SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THRU SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
526 FZAK51 PAFC 090853 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 UPDATED 130 140 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK THIS EVENING MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM TUESDAY MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED THRU SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THRU FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THRU SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1155 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1155 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THRU SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
474 FZAK51 PAFC 091246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 965 MB LOW MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 8, 5:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 5:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS GENERATING AREAS OF
LIGHT SNOW OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL THIS MORNING. THIS FEATURE IS
LINKED TO A STRONGER 997 MB LOW MOVING INLAND THIS MORNING NEAR
YAKUTAT. BOTH FEATURES ARE RAPIDLY WEAKENING. OUT WEST...A 200 KT JET
STREAK IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC IS REINFORCING THE LONG WAVE TROUGH
OVER THE BERING SEA...AND IS SUPPORTING A STRONG 951 MB LOW NEAR THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW HAS BROUGHT
STORM FORCE WINDS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS OVERNIGHT. BETWEEN THE REMNANT GULF LOW AND THE
LARGE STORM OUT WEST...A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BRINGING PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES AND PATCHY FOG TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE THIS MORNING. ON THE
LARGE SCALE THE MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT BRINGING THE LARGE
LOW COMPLEX OUT WEST SLOWLY EASTWARD AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE EASTERN
BERING BY MIDWEEK. UNFORTUNATELY...EVEN NOW EACH MODEL HAS A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT PATTERN OF SURFACE LOWS ROTATING AROUND THE MEAN LOW
POSITION IN THE WEST. IN FACT...COMPARING MODELS TO THE MORNING
SATELLITE IMAGE REVEALS THAT NONE OF THE MODELS INITIALIZED THE WAVE
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR PROPERLY. THESE DISCREPANCIES WILL HAVE A LARGE
IMPACT ON WATCH/WARNING DECISIONS THIS MORNING...AS WIND DIRECTION
CHANGES AND TIMING WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON BLIZZARD
POTENTIAL/DURATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. SINCE NO
ONE MODEL RISES ABOVE THE REST...WILL OPT FOR A MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
SOLUTION THIS MORNING...BASED LOOSELY ON THE GFS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE A STEADY IMPROVING TREND
TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS IN COOK INLET AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL
DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING AS THE UPPER TROUGH CLEARS THE AREA. THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL LIKELY SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE
DAY...BUT ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR TWO AT MOST.
THE EXCEPTION TO THIS TREND WILL BE KODIAK ISLAND...WHICH WILL BE THE
FIRST LOCATION TO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM FORCE FRONT CURRENTLY
IN THE BERING. PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW THERE...BUT QUICKLY
TURN TO RAIN MONDAY EVENING AS WARM AIR ACCOMPANIES THE FRONT
NORTHWARD. THE SAME WILL BE TRUE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS MAY BE PORTAGE VALLEY AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...WHERE VERY POOR CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW
ARE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS TONIGHT. THE WESTERN KENAI UP TO THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY SHOULD REMAIN DOWNSLOPED FOR THIS EVENT...WITH A FEW
FLURRIES POSSIBLE INITIALLY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND BEFORE THE
DOWNSLOPING REALLY GETS GOING. THE EASTERN KENAI AND WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND WILL FEEL THE BRUNT OF THIS SYSTEM...WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS
EAST WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT BY MID MORNING. AT
THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WARM ENOUGH TO
AVOID BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY...HOWEVER VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS-
NEAR WARNING LEVEL- ARE LIKELY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE
NORTHWEST PORTION OF BRISTOL BAY ZONE AS WELL AS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
WILL NOT BE SO LUCKY...AS COLD AIR ALLOWS PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS
SNOW THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE EVENT. WITH PLENTY OF WIND AROUND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...AND WILL UPGRADE BOTH WATCHES TO
WARNINGS WITH THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE. EASTERN SECTIONS OF
BRISTOL BAY ZONE WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE WARNING LEVEL WINDS AS
FUNNELING OCCURS THROUGH THE USUAL GAPS IN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS...REMOVING THE THREAT OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THERE.
HOWEVER...VERY STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH
OF THE DAY. COLDER AIR NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL ALLOW
CONDITIONS TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WELL INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
FURTHER WEST...THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL EXPERIENCE A LONG PERIOD OF
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS COLD AIR IS
PULLED DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE COMPLEX LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES FOR THE ENTIRE AREA
FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. AS THE LARGE LOW COMPLEX SLOWLY BREAKS INTO
MULTIPLE LOWS...WAVES OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS
WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND EVEN INTO
COASTAL LOCATIONS IN THE GULF.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155 161 195
MARINE...STORM 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 175 179
GALE 120 125 138 140 172 176 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 129 160 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD FEB 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 6:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:03 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr |
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