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Storm Warning 44, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 17, 2013, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2013, 9:00 PM AKST (06:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
928 FZAK52 PAFC 180601 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 UPDATED ZONES 155 165 180 170 171 179 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 350 NM WEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 900 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E TOWARD MORNING. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 900 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN W OF PORT MOLLER. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 900 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 900 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 900 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 34 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .MON...E WIND 55 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 900 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$
1 follow-up statement
067 FZAK52 PAFC 181225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 960 MB TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB WED MORNING. A 989 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AS IT WEAKENS TO 980 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...NW 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 41 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. W OF SHEMYA...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 60 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Feb 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 7 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 7 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 SOUTHERN AND FASTER PORTION OF UPPER TROF MOVING EAST OUT OF BRISTOL BAY AND IS NOW ENTERING THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS FEATURE WILL QUICKLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. WINDIER,DRIER AND COLDER CONDITIONS FOLLOWING IN BEHIND. AXIS OF THE MUCH SLOWER NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROF NOT EXPECTED TO CROSS 150 W UNTIL MID DAY MON, WHICH MEANS SNOW WILL BE SLOW TO END ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING LATER TONIGHT. SNOW ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA WILL END MONDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. SNOWFALL OVER ZONE 141 MAY NOT END UNTIL LATE MON EVE. WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO INCREASE OVER SUN NIGHT THEN SHOULD INCREASE AND BECOME RATHER STRONG MON AND MON EVE WHEN UPPER SUPPORT IS BEST. GALES ALREADY BEGINNING ACROSS THE KODIAK MARINE ZONES AS THE FASTER SOUTHERN TROF MOVES OUT. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA MON NIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT BERING STORM. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL MON EVENING. WAVE FORMING ALONG THE FRONT FORECAST BY THE GFS TO DEVELOP INTO A MODERATE 978 MB STORM AND BRING MORE RAIN SNOW AND WIND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA, KODIAK ISLAND AND BRISTOL BAY ON LATE MON AND TUE. THIS LOW SHOULD DROP INTO THE GULF LATE TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRESSURE ONCE AGAIN BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA ALONG 165W. SEVERAL WEAKER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WED THU AND FRI AND WILL DISSIPATE AS THEY RUN INTO THE RIDGE OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND. A STRONGER STORM WILL BRING GALES BACK TO THE ALEUTIANS LATE IN THE WEEK AS A 972 MB CENTER MOVES TO NEAR ADAK MIDDAY FRIDAY. NO CHANGE THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS AS THE PATTERN STAYS RATHER PROGRESSIVE WITH NO SIGN OF ANY KIND OF BLOCK OCCURRING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 131 AND 195. MARINE...STORM AREAS 130 179 185 411 412 413 414. GALE AREAS 120 127 132 136 137 138 140 150 160 165 170 180 171 172 175 176. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AREAS 121 127 129 130 138 140 150 155 165. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DP FEB 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 3:37 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:48 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 17, 8:45 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 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.