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Storm Warning 41, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 15, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 15, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

173 
FZAK52 PAFC 152358
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

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.

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA
AND BRISTOL BAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 974 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA TUESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 260 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND
INTENSIFIES TO 955 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA
W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
377 
FZAK52 PAFC 161227
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

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.

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH
WED. A 967 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON MOVES TO
250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AND INTENSIFIES TO 951 MB LATE WED MORNING
BEFORE MOVING TO 60 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND WEAKENING TO 966 MB WED
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$
983 
FZAK52 PAFC 170021
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

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.

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 971 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 170 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA AND INTENSIFIES TO 957 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN
MOVES TO 190 NM WEST OF ADAK AND WEAKENS TO 974 MB THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 986 MB LOW DEVELOPS 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH
HARBOR WEDNESDAY EVENING AND MOVES 130 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 981
MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA E...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE
40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...34 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE
30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
665 
FZAK52 PAFC 171227
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

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.

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 953 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA 
AND WEAKENS TO 967 MB WED NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 986 MB THU
NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. A STORM FORCE FRONT
WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING AND ALONG THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN BY WED AFTERNOON AND STALLS THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 988 MB NORTH
PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 70 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. 20 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 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 15, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...SYNOPTIC FIELD INITIALIZATIONS AND FORECAST
TRENDS ARE WITHIN REASON THROUGH WED. SOLUTIONS IN THE EAST CONTINUE
RELATIVELY CONSISTENT THROUGH THU AFTERNOON...HOWEVER MODEL SOLUTIONS
DIVERGENCE CONSIDERABLY IN THE WESTERN/CENTER BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS.
AFTERNOON PACKAGES WILL GENERALLY BE BASED ON BLENDS OF CURRENT GRIDS
WITH THE GFS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

.500MB...SAT PICTURE WITH 500 MB HEIGHT OVERLAY SHOWS STRONG WESTERLY
NORTH PACIFIC JET FROM JAPAN TO OVER THE NE PACIFIC. SE ORIENTED
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A LOW OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK TO OVER THE NE
PACIFIC OCEAN. WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING NORTH FROM THE WEST COAST TO OVER
CANADA. TROUGH SHARPENS ALONG 150-160W TUE AND WED AS COLD AIR DIGS
SOUTH. IN RESPONSE THE RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 130W. BY WED AFTERNOON...A
LONG SOUTHERLY FETCH EXTENDS FROM AROUND 40N 130-140W TO OVER THE
GULF OF ALASKA AND BRINGS MOISTURE AND WARMING TEMPS.
OUT WEST...TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK
DIGS SOUTH AND BUILDS THE RIDGE OVER THE OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. THE RIDGE THEN FLATTENS WED/THU AS
LOW CENTER TRACKS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH DIGS
SE.

.SURFACE...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF OF ALASKA...EXPECT RELATIVELY MILD TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK AS A SERIES
OF WAVES TRACK ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC AND RECURVE NORTHWEST INTO
THE GULF. WEAKENING CENTER NEAR KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND
MOVE WEST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING GAP WINDS TO DIMINISH
TODAY. NEXT LOW TO ENTER THE GULF...CURRENTLY SW OF THE QUEEN
CHARLOTTE ISLANDS...WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND TUE
AFTERNOON. EXPECT GALES TO NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS IN COASTAL MARINES.
PRECIPITATION AGAIN SHOULD BE CAUGHT BY COASTS AND SE EXPOSURES WITH
DOWN-SLOPING AND DRIER CONDITIONS INLAND. ONSET OF DEEP SOUTHERLY
FLOW OVER THE GULF AND NE PACIFIC WED AND THU WILL CONTINUE MILD
TEMPS AND BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL TO GULF COASTAL
LOCATIONS.

SW MAINLAND...WEAKENING LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW OR MIX WITH THIS SYSTEM. GUSTY GAP WINDS
THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE SHOULD SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS GRADIENTS RELAX.
A WEAK TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND SW ALASKA THROUGH
WED...SO WILL SEE GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND THE THREAT OF RAIN/SNOW
IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA TO SNOW OVER THE DELTA AND INLAND. DEVELOPING
WEST PACIFIC STORM MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IN THE LOWER 960S
EARLY WED MORNING. THIS CENTER THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND
WEAKENS THU MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IMPACTS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO THE EAST CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY
WED AFTERNOON. EXPECT GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WITH THIS FRONT.
ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS SNOW...BUT SHOULD RAPIDLY
CHANGE OVER OR MIX WITH RAIN. SO FOR NOW NOT THINKING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AS FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CHAIN...HOWEVER HIGH WIND
CONDITIONS ARE A CONCERN.

LONG TERM FORECAST...
CONTINUED WARM WEATHER FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA IS EXPECTED...WITH
SIGNS BEGINNING TO APPEAR THAT THE LARGE UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY OVER
THE PANHANDLE REGION WILL BUILD NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND LATE IN THE WEEK OR NEXT WEEKEND. THIS WOULD RESULT IN A
GENERAL CLEARING TREND WITH DIMINISHING PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER
ALL OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND REGION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 175 AND 176. GALE 120 125 130 140 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC FEB 10

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 15, 8:19 PM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC4 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 16, 4:22 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC6 hr
Feb 16, 10:03 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC16 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.