Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 89, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 8, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Apr 8, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
309 FZAK62 PAFC 082322 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 8 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-091400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 8 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 173E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB NEAR 56N 175E FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 60N 179E SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-091400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-091400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU APR 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 31 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .MON AND TUE..S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. $$ PKZ413-091400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU APR 8 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ414-091400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU APR 8 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT S OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 12 FT S OF 56N. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 TO 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. $$
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095 FZAK62 PAFC 091157 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100200- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 54N 173E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB NEAR 57N 175E FRI EVENING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 976 MB NEAR 61N 178W LATE SAT NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S TO SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 29 FT. $$ PKZ413-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. $$ PKZ414-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. $$
016 FZAK62 PAFC 092316 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-101400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 954 MB LOW NEAR 56N 176E WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 62N 176W SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 TO 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S TO SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 29 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 TO 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$
088 FZAK62 PAFC 101205 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-110200- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 58N 177E WEAKENS TO 986 MB NEAR 65N 174W SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MOVES INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 165E AT 981 MB SUN MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB AT 60N 178W LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT DIMINISHING TO 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
459 FZAK62 PAFC 102311 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-111400- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW AT 60N 178E WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AND MOVE TO 64N 176W SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW AT 50N 159E SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 55N 173E AT 983 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 63N 168W MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB. $$ PKZ411-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 30 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF 56N. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 25 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S OF 56N. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ412-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 TO 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS S OF 57N AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ413-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT BUILDING TO 21 TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$
346 FZAK62 PAFC 111150 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120200- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 62N 179W WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AT 64N 179W SUN EVENING AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 50N 158E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB NEAR 59N 177W LATE SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB NEAR THE BERING STRAIT EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...SE TO SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 56N...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 56N...N TO E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E TO W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
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 Apr 8, 2:45 PM AKDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 2:45 PM AKDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
245 PM AKDT THU APR 8 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MIGRATE EASTWARD
TOWARDS NORTHWESTERN CANADA...BUT STILL COVERS MUCH OF THE EASTERN
HALF OF ALASKA. A FILLING UPPER LEVEL LOW ALSO EXISTS AT THE BASE OF
THE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA PANHANDLE. A SMALL SHORTWAVE
SOUTH OF KODIAK IS DIVING SOUTH WITH THE JET STREAM AND PROGRESSING
OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA. FURTHER WEST...THE JET TAKES ON A
MERIDIONAL APPEARANCE AS A STRONG RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...PUSHING THE JET STREAM AS FAR NORTH AS THE
BERING STRAIT. A NEGATIVELY TILTED LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ORIGINATING
FROM A LOW IN THE NORTHERN SEA OF OKHOTSK IS QUICKLY WRAPPING NORTH
AND EAST INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA.
AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD REGION OF LOW PRESSURE STILL COVERS MUCH OF
EASTERN ALASKA...BUT IS SLOWLY ERODING AS AN INVERTED HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE ORIGINATING FROM NORTH CENTRAL SIBERIA DIGS ACROSS THE EASTERN
BERING AND WESTERN ALASKA. CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE
WRANGELL MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN ALASKA RANGE COURTESY OF A SHARP
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALASKA. AREAS OF LOW
CLOUDS AND FLURRIES ALSO EXIST AROUND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...BUT IN
GENERAL THE SKIES OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA ARE MOSTLY SUNNY TO CLEAR. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TIED TO THE SHORTWAVE SOUTH OF KODIAK IS
WEAKENING AND DIPPING SOUTHEASTWARD OUT INTO THE NORTHEASTERN
PACIFIC. THE WEATHER OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ALEUTIANS HAS
DETERIORATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY DUE TO A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH
TOWARDS THE WESTERN ISLANDS. THIS FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A RAPIDLY
DEEPENING 972 MB LOW 200 MILES SOUTH OF SHEYMA THAT IS TRACKING
NORTHEASTWARD AT 40 KTS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT OVERALL THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD...WITH ONLY A FEW BLEMISHES WORTH MENTIONING. THE ECMWF HAS
COME BACK INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE NAM AND GFS OVER THE TRACK OF THE
BERING LOW THROUGH SATURDAY...THOUGH IT IS STILL SOMEWHAT STRONGER
THAN THE OTHER MODELS (BUT NOT AS MUCH AS YESTERDAY). THE NAM
SOLUTION OUT PAST 36 HOURS LAGS APPROXIMATELY THREE TO SIX HOURS
BEHIND THE OTHER MODELS...AND THUS DELAYS THE ARRIVAL OF THE BERING
FRONT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON SATURDAY
MORNING. THIS IS POSSIBLY DUE TO THE MODEL DEPICTING A SLIGHTLY
WEAKER UPPER LEVEL JET THAN THE OTHER MODELS...THUS RESULTING IN A
SLOWER WEATHER PATTERN. THE MODELS DIVERGE WITH RESPECT TO THE TIMING
AND STRUCTURE OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT AS IT WRAPS NORTHWARD INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF LATE IN THE WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL BATHE IN SUN TODAY
AND TOMORROW AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OUT OF THE ALEUTIANS
ASSUMES CONTROL OF THE REGION'S WEATHER. CLOUD COVER WILL BUILD FROM
WEST TO EAST ON SATURDAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH THE TURNAGAIN ARM REGION AND
OTHER MOUNTAIN GAPS DUE TO INCREASING PRESSURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
EASTERN AND WESTERN SIDES OF THE REGION. SNOW SHOWERS MAY IMPACT
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE
REMNANTS OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSH THROUGH.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS EASTWARD OUT OF THE
ALEUTIANS TODAY AND WILL PAMPER RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WITH
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL MODERATE
TEMPERATURES...BUT THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN BEAUTIFUL NONETHELESS. THE
PLACID WEATHER WILL BECOME A DISTANT MEMORY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
CLOUDS AND STRONG WINDS SMOTHER THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF A FRONTAL
SYSTEM MOVING ONSHORE FROM THE BERING. SNOW SETS IN ON SATURDAY
MORNING OVER COASTAL SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND PUSHES INLAND TO THE ALASKA
RANGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PLAGUE THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE WESTERN CAPES ON SATURDAY MORNING...HOWEVER
EXPECT WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW ACROSS ALMOST ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
.ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY
APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA
CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTERN ISLANDS. THE LOW
TRACKS DIRECTLY OVER THE NEAR ISLANDS TONIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE WEST
CENTRAL BERING SEA TOMORROW. THE SYSTEM BOTTOMS OUT AT 956 MB ON
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SLOWS DOWN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON 600 MILES WEST OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. OCCLUDED AND WEAKENING...THE LOW MEANDERS EASTWARD
OVER THE OPEN BERING SEA THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. A RAIN AND
SNOW MIXTURE HAS BEEN REPORTED AT SHEYMA OVER THE PAST FEW
HOURS...AND THIS WINTERY MIXTURE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE BEFORE CHANGING
OVER TO SNOW TONIGHT AS THE ISLAND BECOMES ENVELOPED IN THE WRAP
AROUND COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE LOW.
THE REST OF THE ALEUTIANS REMAIN IN THE WARM AIR ADVECTION AND START
OUT AS RAIN EITHER TODAY (WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR) OR TOMORROW MORNING
BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW ON FRIDAY OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
ON SATURDAY OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE AKEPN. WHILE THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION PUSHES OUT OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY
SATURDAY MORNING...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD GALES WITH AREAS OF STORM FORCE WINDS RAPIDLY
DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW.
WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KTS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS IT
PUSHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS TOMORROW DUE TO STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS ON FRIDAY
MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW MIXES WITH RAIN AND WINDS DECREASE DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN AMPLIFIED AND PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL JET WILL REMAIN OVER THE
REGION THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK...BRINGING WITH IT A PARADE OF
STORMS INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
AMONG THE MODELS AS TO THE TRACKS OF THESE LOWS (ESPECIALLY THE LOW
SLATED TO AFFECT THE BERING DURING THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK)...BUT
IN GENERAL THEY WILL BE SPACED IN TWO TO THREE DAY INTERVALS. THESE
STORMS WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THE BERING SEA AND
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA...BUT COULD ALSO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AS
WELL...THOUGH IN A WEAKER STATE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH...155 161 195.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...150 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180.
STORM WARNING...175 176 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
KS APR 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:03 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:03 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 9, 11:18 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Apr 9, 3:51 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 9 hr |
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