Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 55, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 28, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 20 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 28, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2013, 11:40 PM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
086 FZAK52 PAFC 281225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AS IT EXITS TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM DUTCH HARBOR EAST. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N TO W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
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488 FZAK52 PAFC 010031 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. A 989 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 971 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 983 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
504 FZAK52 PAFC 010842 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1140 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 UPDATED ZONES 172 AND 175 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. A 989 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 971 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 983 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1140 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MORNING. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 55 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .SAT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 1140 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 70 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 28 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 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 Feb 27, 12:20 PM AKST, 15 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 12:20 PM AKST, 15 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA
WITH RIDGING OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND
ALEUTIANS. SEVERAL FEATURES ARE MOVING THROUGH THE TROUGH AND AROUND
A FAIRLY LARGE AND DIFFUSE UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. A SMALL BUT SHARP SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF IS ROTATING NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA. STRONGER
WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH ARE WEAKENING AS IT MOVES ONSHORE.
HOWEVER...PRESSURE RISES AND A MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS BEHIND THE
TROUGH ARE LEADING TO GUSTY WINDS AND SHOWERS. A MODERATE STRENGTH
LOW IS TRACKING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF BUT THIS IS
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WITH LITTLE IMPACT TO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A VORT-MAX EAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IS
ROTATING SOUTHWESTWARD AROUND THE UPPER CENTER AND PRODUCING AREAS
OF LIGHT SNOW. A MATURE LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS
WEAKENING AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD. A NARROW BAND OF STRONGER WINDS
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW IS PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ALL INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL WITH MAJOR
FEATURES BUT SOLUTIONS QUICKLY DIVERGE. ECMWF AND UMKET SEEM TO
HAVE A BETTER TRACK (FURTHER EAST) ON THE EASTERN GULF LOW BASED
ON LATEST SATELLITE TRENDS. THE NAM IS AN OUTLIER WITH THE UPPER
LEVEL SHORT-WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SURFACE LOW AS IT MOVES TO
SOUTHCENTRAL EARLY THURSDAY. MODELS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH
TRACK AND STRENGTH OF A LOW FORMING EAST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND
MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THURSDAY. THE ONLY TREND SEEMS TO
BE TOWARD A DEEPER LOW. WILL TREND TOWARD THE GFS TO DEPICT A SMALL
AREA OF SMALLER WINDS AROUND THE LOW CENTER RECOGNIZING THAT THERE
IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE TRACK. FOR NEXT MAJOR STORM SYSTEM MOVING
TO THE ALEUTIANS FRIDAY THERE CONTINUES TO BE SOME SPEED AND TRACK
DIFFERENCES. THERE IS A TREND TOWARD FASTER AND FURTHER NORTH.
CURRENT FORECAST WAS BASED ON THE SLOWER AND FURTHER SOUTH ECMWF
SO WILL BLEND TOWARD THE LATEST ECMWF TO REFLECT THE OVERALL TREND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA
AND OVER COOK INLET THIS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM THANKS TO AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND
PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE TROUGH. WINDS WILL COME DOWN ACROSS THE
REGION OVERNIGHT AS TROUGH AND AREA OF PRESSURE RISES EXITS TO THE
NORTHWEST. THERE WILL BE A BIT OF A REPEAT AS ANOTHER TROUGH MOVES
THROUGH IN A SIMILAR FASHION EARLY THURSDAY. HOWEVER THE SECOND
TROUGH WILL BE WEAKER SO DON'T EXPECT WINDS TO BE AS STRONG. THE
BULK OF PRECIP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL REMAIN ALONG THE
COAST PARTLY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. WITH
WEAKER WINDS TOMORROW AND A SLIGHTLY MORE FAVORABLE ORIENTATION OF
THE UPPER TROUGH EXPECT TO SEE MORE PRECIP MAKE IT ACROSS THE KENAI
MOUNTAINS...ALTHOUGH MOST OF IT SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF ANCHORAGE.
ANOTHER LOW WILL TRACK INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY BUT EXPECT
IT TO REMAIN IN THE EAST AND ONLY AFFECT THE COPPER BASIN AND
EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREAS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BE ON THE PERIPHERY OF
FEATURES MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD
ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AND HOLD IN UNTIL ARRIVAL OF A FRONT
FROM THE BERING SEA SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND. THUS...EXPECT GENERALLY
BENIGN WEATHER FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY QUIET
UNTIL ARRIVAL OF A MAJOR PACIFIC STORM THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK AND SPEED OF THIS LOW.
HOWEVER BASED ON THE STRENGTH THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WIND
AND/OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM THE PRIBILOFS TO THE ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...CONFIDENCE IS GAINING IN DEVELOPMENT OF A
BLOCKING RIDGE FROM THE ARCTIC SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA
THIS WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN HOW STRONG IT WILL
BE AND HOW LONG IT WILL HOLD OVER THE AREA. INITIALLY THIS WILL
CAUSE THE MAJOR SYSTEM ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AT THE END OF THE WEEK
TO DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC...KEEPING
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA DRY. ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE BERING
LATER THIS WEEKEND WILL TRY TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THIS RIDGE AND
BRING PRECIP BACK TO SOUTHCENTRAL EARLY TO MID WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...175 176.
GALE WARNING...120 170 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...165 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 28, 4:36 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr |
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