Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 77, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
394 FZAK52 PAFC 091255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 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. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 225 NM N OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SW OF COLD BAY AT 990 MB TUE NIGHT AND DISSIPATE 200 NM SE OF SAND POINT WED EVENING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED THRU THU...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THRU WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU THRU SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
006 FZAK52 PAFC 100022 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ATKA MOVES 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE WED MORNING AT 991 MB. A 980 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THU MORNING MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THU EVENING AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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 Mar 8, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 100 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON GULF LOW AS IT MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING IN THE RANGE OF 965 MB. RESIDUAL LOW CENTER REMAINS OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING TUE AND OVER DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND WESTERN PART OF SOUTHWEST ZONES THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES INTO PWS. MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS IN COOK INLET WILL TRANSITION TO MODERATE TO STRONG WEST WINDS THIS EVENING FROM NORTHERN COOK INLET TO KODIAK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...SNOW AND WIND WITH BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS. SNOW AMOUNTS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON TUE WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE TUE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS DIMINISHING TUE AFTERNOON. COPPER RIVER BASIN...WIDESPREAD SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MOST OF TUE. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOW LANDS. SOUTHWEST...SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE OTHERWISE MOSTLY LOW CLOUDS AND STRATUS. TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN COLD THROUGH WED. GREATER BERING SEA...A MODEST LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVES ACROSS ON TUE WITH SNOW SHOWERS WITH SOME LOCALLY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MAINLAND...REMAINING COOL WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. GREATER BERING...A FRONT MOVES INTO WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU MORNING AND PROGRESSIVELY MOVES OVER DUTCH HARBOR FRI MORNING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD: 121 125 131 171-ENDING THIS AFTERNOON MARINE... GALES: 120 132 138 140 160 165 150 155 170 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP MAR 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 8, 11:24 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 9, 1:20 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 9, 8:13 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 9, 9:49 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 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.