Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 26, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 15, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. 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 15, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
702 FZAK62 PAFC 152357 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 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. PKZ499-161500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 46N 180 WILL MOVE TO 54N 164W SAT AFTERNOON AT 991 MB AND THEN MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA SUN. $$ PKZ411-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT SUBSIDING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-161500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
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479 FZAK62 PAFC 161246 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 52N 168W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE TONIGHT. A 960 MB LOW WILL APPROACH 50N 164E LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 179W LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 10 T0 15 FT N OF 56N. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...S OF 56N...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. N OF 56N...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ TP/CC
429 FZAK62 PAFC 162359 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 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. PKZ499-171500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 54N 164W WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SUN MORNING. A 960 MB LOW AT 47N 166E WILL MOVE TO 51N 161E AT 968 MB SUN EVENING. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 48N 178W SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 56N 175E AT 958 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .SUN...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 32 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 54N. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S OF 57N...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 57N...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
652 FZAK62 PAFC 171224 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 998 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS EVENING. A 960 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW NEAR 50N 163W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 977 MB TUE MORNING. A 988 MB LOW AT 47N 177W WILL MOVE TO 59N 179E AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 963 MB TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...N OF 56N...NE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. S OF 56N...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT BECOMING SE 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO E 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING N OF 56N. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ TP
189 FZAK62 PAFC 172356 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 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. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 48N 178W WILL MOVE TO 56N 179E MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 58N 176E WITH A 969 MB CENTER TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 55 KT. S OF 56N...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 TO 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...S TO W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176E. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .MON...E TO S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E TO S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$
249 FZAK62 PAFC 180548 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 845 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 UPDATED 411 413 AND 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 48N 178W WILL MOVE TO 56N 179E MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 58N 176E WITH A 969 MB CENTER TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 845 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 45 TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...NE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 56N...S TO W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176E. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 845 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 55 TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 55 TO 70 KT BECOMING S 35 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 845 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55N. .MON...E TO S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E TO S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$
282 FZAK62 PAFC 181211 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 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. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW AT 54N 178W WILL MOVE TO 57N 178E AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 960 MB TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 57N 170E AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB WED MORNING. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 52N 166W TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 58N 151W AS IT WEAKENS TO 980 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 TO 60 KT. S OF 56N...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 TO 32 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT NE 45 TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING N OF 57N. SEAS 20 TO 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 TO 70 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 30 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 55 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN BY MIDDAY. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$
490 FZAK62 PAFC 182359 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 956 MB LOW NEAR 56N 179E MOVES TO 59N 168W AND WEAKENS TO 977 MB EARLY WED MORNING. A SECONDARY 984 MB LOW MOVES TO 57N 174E WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. S OF 58N...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 TO 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 178E. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 178E IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 TO 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF 167W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$
591 FZAK62 PAFC 191255 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 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. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW AT 58N 176E WILL MOVE TO 57N 177W AS IT WEAKENS TO 986 MB THU MORNING. A 985 MB LOW AT 52N 165W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AS IT WEAKENS TO 983 MB THU MORNING. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 51N 168W TUE EVENING WILL BECOME ABSORBED INTO THE SECOND LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE TO SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF 168W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$ TP/CC
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, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL FEATURE TODAY IS A
TROUGH EXTENDING OUT OF THE CHUKCHI SEA AND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA. THERE IS ALSO AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW NEAR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SQUEEZED BETWEEN THESE TWO UPPER LOWS.
THE THE STREAM COMING OFF ASIA STILL SPLITS INTO TWO PARTS WELL SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SPLIT IS EASILY
SEEN ON IR SATELLITE MOVING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TOWARD THE
UNALASKA AREA.
AT THE SURFACE THE LARGE LOW OVER MOST OF THE MAINLAND PART OF THE
STATE HAS SEVERAL DISTINCT CENTERS WITH THE STRONGEST ONES BEING IN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA.
A LARGE LOW SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST
WITH A STRONG FRONT MOVING INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODEL SITUATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY
WITH MODELS BEING IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN AND
MOST OF THE SMALLER SCALE FEATURES INTO SUNDAY. ONCE AGAIN THE NAM
AND ECMWF RESOLVE THE WEAK MESO-LOW IN LOWER COOK INLET WHILE THE GFS
DOES NOT SEE THIS FEATURE AT ALL.
BY SUNDAY NIGHT THE UNCERTAINTY INCREASES IN MODEL SOLUTIONS AS THE
GFS AND ECMWF DIFFER BY OVER 400 MILES WITH THE PLACEMENT OF A TRIPLE
POINT LOW IN THE BERING SEA. THE NAM SPLITS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THEM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL IS
SLOWING PROGRESSING EASTWARD. AS IT PASSES THE SNOWFALL WILL END.
THERE WILL BE SOME CLEARING BEHIND THE TROUGH BUT AREAS FARTHER
SOUTH...SUCH AS FROM THE CENTRAL KENAI PENINSULA SOUTHWARD ARE MOST
LIKELY TO SEE GOOD CLEARING. FARTHER NORTH THERE WILL BE A GREATER
CHANCE OF FOG DEVELOPING OR THE FORMATION OF STRATUS. TEMPERATURES IN
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL ALSO DROP CONSIDERABLY TONIGHT AS MUCH
COLDER AIR FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA MOVES INTO THE AREA.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS ENTRENCHED IN THE VERY COLD AIR WITH SOME LOW
WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. HOWEVER THEY SHOULD
NOT BE AS BAD AS LAST NIGHT FOR MOST OF THE AREA. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TOMORROW AND BRING IN MORE NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. WINDS CHILL VALUES MAY DROP
INTO THE 45 TO 55 BELOW RANGE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND HAVE PROMPTED THE ISSUING OF A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR
ZONE 155.
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS HAVE SEEN STRONG WINDS AND
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW TODAY BUT NOT ENOUGH OF A REDUCTION IN
VISIBILITY TO QUALIFY AS A BLIZZARD. THE BLIZZARD WATCH THAT HAD BEEN
IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WAS CANCELED. THIS WAS DONE DUE
TO BOTH THE LATEST SATELLITE DATA AND MODEL DATA. THERE IS ENOUGH OF
A WESTWARD BEND IN THE FRONT APPROACHING THAT AREA TO PUT THEM
FARTHER IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE SYSTEM. THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP ANY
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW VERY BRIEF.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE EXTENDED PERIOD LOOKS TO GET ACTIVE AGAIN
WITH A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN SET TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK WITH A LARGE
TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
STATE. A TRANSITION TO A MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL TAKE SHAPE
OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEK WITH A BROAD TROUGH OVER KAMCHATKA AND
STRONG WESTERLIES OVER THE ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155.
MARINE...GALE 130 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 176 179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 138 140 141 160 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 15, 10:28 AM AKST, 5 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1028 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM SNOW 1 WNW PETERS CREEK 61.42N 149.45W
02/15/2013 M2.1 INCH AK COCORAHS
0630 AM SNOW 4 W PALMER 61.61N 149.23W
02/15/2013 M4.6 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
0700 AM SNOW 1 ENE POTTER MARSH 61.06N 149.75W
02/15/2013 M2.0 INCH AK COCORAHS
0800 AM SNOW 4 SE WILLOW 61.70N 149.99W
02/15/2013 M1.7 INCH AK COCORAHS
0900 AM SNOW 2 NNW PALMER 61.62N 149.13W
02/15/2013 M5.0 INCH AK COCORAHS
0900 AM SNOW 13 NW TRAPPER CREEK 62.39N 150.68W
02/15/2013 M2.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DSTRICKLLocal storm report, Feb 15, 11:21 AM AKST, 4 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1121 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM SNOW 3 NNW CASWELL 62.02N 150.06W
02/15/2013 M4.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DSTRICKLLocal storm report, Feb 15, 3:45 PM AKST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
345 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0344 PM SNOW 1 ENE POTTER MARSH 61.06N 149.76W
02/15/2013 M3.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DSTRICKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 3:49 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 5:03 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 28 hr |
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