Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 43, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 17, 2010, 9:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 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 17, 2010, 9:20 PM AKST (06:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
118 FZAK51 PAFC 180625 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND DRIFTS NORTH AND DISSIPATES THURSDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY 987 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY MOVES NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 997 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 920 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
474 FZAK51 PAFC 181251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK THU EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE THU NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK FRI MORNING WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
045 FZAK51 PAFC 181542 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 UPDATED ZONES 130 138 140 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK THU EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE THU NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK FRI MORNING WILL DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 640 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 640 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 640 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
697 FZAK51 PAFC 190056 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW NEAR CHIRIKOF ISLAND MOVES NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY LATER THIS MORNING. ANOTHER 988 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND THU EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE THU NIGHT. A THIRD 1002 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON DISSIPATES INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT SE 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 7 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 7 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2010 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OFF THE US NORTHWEST PACIFIC COAST CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE AND WESTERN CANADA. A SHARP UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHEASTWARD EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THE AKPEN TO THE 40 N PARALLEL IS HELPING TO AMPLIFY AND STRENGTHEN THIS RIDGE. A SEEMINGLY PERMANENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS OUT OF RUSSIA AND INTO THE WESTERN BERING. AT THE SURFACE...AN ELONGATED LOW AND ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ARE SPREADING RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH GULF COAST...WITH SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WEAKENING 954 MB LOW NEAR THE WESTERN TIP OF THE ALEUTIANS IS STILL BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IS GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH REGARDS TO THE SYSTEMS IN BOTH THE GULF AND THE ALEUTIANS. WHILE SOLUTIONS AGREE ON THE SYNOPTIC SCALE SYSTEMS...THEY ARE HAVING A HARDER TIME PICKING UP ON SMALLER SCALE FEATURES...WHICH SLOWLY ERODES FORECAST CONFIDENCE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. FOR EXAMPLE...MODELS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME PICKING UP ON A WEAK SHORTWAVE ROTATING INTO THE NORTH GULF ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE CURRENT LOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STARK TIMING DIFFERENCES ARISE DURING THE WEEKEND WITH THE NEXT SHORTWAVE THAT TAKES AIM AT THE AKPEN...WITH THE ECMWF A GOOD 12 HOURS AHEAD OF THE GFS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE CURRENT LOW IN THE GULF WEAKENS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...BUT REBUILDS TOMORROW NEAR ITS PRESENT LOCATION AS ITS REMNANTS INTERACT WITH A NEW LOW TO THE SOUTH. THUS EXPECT A QUICK SERIES OF WAVES TO MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF MOIST ONSHORE FLOW WILL HELP INTENSIFY RAIN ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE UPSLOPE REGIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THE QUICK SUCCESSION OF SHORTWAVES MEANS THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS INFLUX OF WARM AIR WILL ALSO RAISE FREEZING LEVELS AND HELP MAINTAIN THE PRECIPITATION AS RAIN OVER COASTAL REGIONS OF THE GULF COAST FOR THE COURSE OF THE EVENT. DUE TO THE COMBINED POSSIBILITY OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF NEW RAIN AND RAPID SNOW MELT...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE...SUCH AS SEWERS THAT MAY BE CLOGGED BY THE CURRENT SNOW PACK. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS MAY SNEAK OVER THE KENAI MOUNTAINS DURING THIS TIME FRAME AND AFFECT THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...BUT FOR THE MOST PART THE AREA REMAINS DOWNSLOPED FOR THIS EVENT. WINDS ALSO INCREASE THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND OTHER FAVORABLE MOUNTAIN GAPS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A BUILDING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL FORCE LOWS TO TRACK OVER THE AKPEN AND BRING CLEARING SKIES FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FOR THE WEEKEND. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...LIGHT SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS DISTURBANCES TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AND INTO BRISTOL BAY. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP GULF AIR NORTHWARD AND MAINTAIN MARCH-LIKE TEMPERATURES FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .ALEUTIANS...CURRENT SYSTEM JUST WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT MEANDERS AROUND THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. A SERIES OF RESIDUAL MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVES AND SURFACE LOWS ROTATE INTO THE ALEUTIANS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW PAST THE NEAR SHORT-TERM WITH MODELS POORLY HANDLING THE EVOLUTION AND INTERACTION BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS. THUS A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS HELD IN THE FORECAST FOR THE ALEUTIANS FOR THE DURATION OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE EARLY NEXT WEEK..ALLOWING A LOW OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA AND A HIGH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE UPPER LEVEL WIND PATTERN. THUS EXPECT A RETURN TO MORE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS WINDS SWITCH TO THE NORTH ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE. THE OFFSHORE FLOW SHOULD ALSO USHER IN A DRIER WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE MAINLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY...125 131 135. MARINE...STORM 176. GALES 120 125 130 132 138 140 AND 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. KS FEB 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 18, 6:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Feb 18, 7:23 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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