Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 91, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 10, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 10, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
4 follow-up statements
346 FZAK62 PAFC 111150 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120200- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 62N 179W WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AT 64N 179W SUN EVENING AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 50N 158E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB NEAR 59N 177W LATE SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB NEAR THE BERING STRAIT EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ 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. $$ PKZ414-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 TO 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
236 FZAK62 PAFC 112301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM 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. PKZ499-121400- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 64N 180 REMAINS STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES MONDAY. A 979 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174E MOVES TO 64N 168W AT 977 MB MONDAY EVENING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 22 TO 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 TO 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$
011 FZAK62 PAFC 121202 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130200- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF DISSIPATES MON. A STRONG SECONDARY FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY AND DISSIPATES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BY TUE MORNING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AND REMAINS THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
750 FZAK62 PAFC 122315 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 12 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. PKZ499-131400- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 62N 169W MOVES NORTH TOWARD NORTON SOUND TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 59N 179E MOVES EAST TOWARD 60N 172W AND DISSIPATES TUESDAY MORNING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON APR 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 TO 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 TO 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 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 10, 6:01 AM AKDT, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 6:01 AM AKDT, 9 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
601 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A SHARP UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER KODIAK ISLAND
AND CURVES NORTHWESTWARD TOWARDS THE BEAUFORT SEA. MEANWHILE A DEEP
UPPER LEVEL LOW IS 400 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA. A 150 KT JET IS
LOCATED ALONG THE BORDER BETWEEN THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW AND
RIDGE...WHILE A NORTH-SOUTH 150 KT JET IS JUST EAST OF CORDOVA.
.AT THE SURFACE...
A REMARKABLE SURFACE LOW 400 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA HAS ALREADY
REACHED ITS PEAK INTENSITY OF 954 MB IN THE NORTH BERING AND HAS
BECOME AN OCCLUDED CYCLONE. THE PEAK OF THE WARM SECTOR IS NOW
DISCONNECTED FROM THE LOW AND LOCATED SOUTH OF SAND POINT WITH THE
OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING NORTHWESTWARD TO THE LOW. THIS OCCLUDED
FRONT IS STILL SUPPORTING STRONG WINDS ALONG THE WEST MAINLAND COAST
AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ALONG THE
WESTERN CAPES WHILE RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE SHOWING GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE
EVOLUTION OF THE POTENT LOW. THE GFS IS FAVORING A SLOWER PROGRESSION
OF THE FRONT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND WAS CHOSEN FOR THE SHORT TERM.
THE LATEST MODEL RUNS INDICATE AND OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM...THAT COOLER
AIR IS BEHIND THE OCCLUDED FRONT THAN WHAT WAS ANTICIPATED IN
PREVIOUS RUNS. AS A RESULT...TRENDED PRECIPITATION TYPE IN ZONE 161
TOWARDS SNOW FOR TODAY. FOR THE LONG TERM...MODELS DIVERGE
CONSIDERABLY SO THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE...BUT THE ECMWF WAS CHOSEN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING ACROSS
THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION WILL BE COMING TO AN END TODAY AS A FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW MOVES INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL ESSENTIALLY STALL OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGIONS. AS A RESULT...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
ALTHOUGH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL REGION WILL BE MOSTLY DOWNSLOPED...SNOW
IS STILL EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. MODELS INDICATE THAT A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION MAY OCCUR OVER HOMER...WITH UP TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE BLUFF AND MIXED PRECIPITATION IN TOWN. MODELS
ALSO INDICATE THAT MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR NORTH OF
TALKEETNA WITH THIS EVENT.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST HAS ALREADY VERIFIED WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 KTS REPORTED
ALONG THE COAST AND VISIBILITIES AT 1/4 OR LESS REPORTED AT HOOPER
BAY AND MEKORYUK THIS EVENING. SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND INTO THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES
REMAINING ABOVE 1/4 MILE INLAND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AS THE FRONT CONTINUES INLAND. BEHIND THE
FRONT...THE SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE
COAST OVER NIGHT. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
PRECIPITATION TO THE COAST BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS...PRECIPITATION AND WINDS CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS
THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AFTER THE PASSING OF THE FRONT THIS
EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WITHIN THE COLD ADVECTION REGION OF THE LOW
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...WHILE MOSTLY RAIN HAS BEEN
IMPACTING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS CLOSER TO THE WARM SECTOR OF THE LOW.
ALTHOUGH A LOW LEVEL JET LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF
THE LOW HAS BEEN BRINGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 53 KTS TO SHEMYA
OVERNIGHT...THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS THIS JET WEAKENS AND
MOVES TO THE NORTH. A SERIES OF LOWS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL
RESULT IN THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH LATE
NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM...AN ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT WEEK AS A
RATHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL JET REMAINS WITHIN THE REGION. EXPECT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE STATE WITH SOME BREAKS OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...155
MARINE...STORM...180
GALE..130 132 136 137 138 140 150 155 160 165 172 175 176
185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ELN APR 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 11, 12:25 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 9 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.