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Storm Warning 41, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 8, 2025, 3:24 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 8, 2025, 3:24 AM AKST (12:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2025, 2:54 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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922 FZAK62 PAFC 081224 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 324 AM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 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. PKZ499-090130- 324 AM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 mb low near 51N 176E moves to 52N 165E at 965 mb for Sun morning. Its front wraps over the Northern Bering and trails over the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula through Sun morning. By Sat night, a 958 mb low at 40N 176E moves over the Western Aleutians at 940 mb by Mon morning. $$ PKZ411-090130- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 324 AM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 to 30 kt becoming NE 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ412-090130- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 324 AM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt becoming 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ413-090130- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 324 AM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 to 40 kt increasing to 35 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ414-090130- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 324 AM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 to 25 kt increasing to 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
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555 FZAK62 PAFC 090009 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 309 PM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-091445- 309 PM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 mb low at 53N 170E moves to 52N 165E at 965 mb for Sun morning. Its front wraps over the Northern Bering and trails over the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula through Sun morning. A 945 mb low at 49N 179E Sun afternoon moves to 54N 173E at 943 mb by Mon afternoon. Its front reaches the Aleutians by Sun morning and trails over the Alaska Peninsula through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ411-091445- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 309 PM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 to 30 kt becoming NE 30 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 22 to 29 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ412-091445- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 309 PM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming E 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt becoming 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ413-091445- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 309 PM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 to 35 kt increasing to 35 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft building to 11 to 19 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 to 25 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 26 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ414-091445- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 309 PM AKST Sat Feb 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 to 25 kt increasing to 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
579 FZAK62 PAFC 091251 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 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. PKZ499-100245- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A front in the eastern Bering early this morning weakens and moves inland by this afternoon. A 945 mb low at 49N 180 this afternoon moves to 53N 177E at 942 mb by Mon afternoon. Its front reaches the Aleutians by late this morning and trails over the Alaska Peninsula through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ411-100245- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming NE 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain showers. .MON...E wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 21 to 27 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 27 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ412-100245- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind up to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ413-100245- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 35 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft building to 10 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 to 50 kt becoming SE 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ414-100245- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$
427 FZAK62 PAFC 092349 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 249 PM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-101515- 249 PM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 943 mb low at 49N 179W this afternoon moves to 55N 169E at 946 mb by Tue morning. Its front reaches the Mainland Tue morning and dissipates. $$ PKZ411-101515- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 249 PM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 21 to 27 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 21 to 29 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 25 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ412-101515- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 249 PM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 17 ft building to 16 to 23 ft after midnight. Areas of fog. .MON...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt diminishing to 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ413-101515- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 249 PM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 35 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 17 to 27 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 to 45 kt becoming SE 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ414-101515- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 249 PM AKST Sun Feb 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Areas of fog. .MON...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .WED...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
376 FZAK62 PAFC 101233 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 333 AM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 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. PKZ499-110215- 333 AM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 939 mb low at 51N 179E this morning moves to 55N 169E at 947 mb by Tue morning. Its front reaches the Mainland Tue morning and dissipates. $$ PKZ411-110215- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 333 AM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 21 to 27 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 20 to 27 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .WED...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...SE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ412-110215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 333 AM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt diminishing to 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...SE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PKZ413-110215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 333 AM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...SE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PKZ414-110215- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 333 AM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt diminishing to 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...SE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$
111 FZAK62 PAFC 102354 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 254 PM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-111445- 254 PM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 940 mb low at 53N 173E moves to 55N 171E at 949 mb by Tue afternoon, then continues northwest toward Kamchatka. Its front moves slowly east along the central and eastern Aleutians, into the Alaska Peninsula by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ411-111445- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 254 PM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 to 50 kt early becoming SE. Seas 20 to 27 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ412-111445- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 254 PM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt diminishing to 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 to 30 kt becoming 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ413-111445- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 254 PM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind up to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .THU...N wind up to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PKZ414-111445- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 254 PM AKST Mon Feb 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .WED...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind up to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$
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 7, 6:44 PM AKST, 8 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 6:44 PM AKST, 8 hours 40 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 644 PM AKST Fri Feb 7 2025 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... High pressure remains the dominant feature for Southcentral, excluding Kodiak Island, through Monday. A front brings rain/snow to Kodiak Island and coastal eastern Kenai Peninsula late this weekend and into the beginning of next week. High cirrus clouds over parts of the Copper River Basin and Mat- Su Valleys this morning have drifted southeastward over Prince William Sound and portions of the Kenai Peninsula this afternoon. A dry atmosphere will keep cloud cover to a minimum and wind speeds very calm through the weekend as the high strengthens and moves southeastward over most of Southcentral. Though patchy fog forms overnight across the Copper River Basin and portions of the Kenai Peninsula, it will remain not as thick as in previous nights. A front currently impacting SW Alaska and the Aleutians today brings increased cloud cover as early as late this evening to Kodiak Island including the City of Kodiak. Models have been quick to bring precipitation associated with this front to the City of Kodiak however forecaster experience and pattern recognition has led to a slower progression of the onset of precipitation until early tomorrow afternoon. Additionally, the precipitation intensity will remain light snow through the late afternoon hours before mixing with rain and changing to all rain by the evening. This precipitation will move into the Kenai Peninsula Sunday as a widespread mix of sea level rain/snow and high elevation snow by the evening hours. -DJ && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Friday afternoon through Monday Morning)... A blocking ridge of high pressure remains anchored over the Southwest mainland and far-eastern Bering, but is being nudged slightly eastward as a large and elongated upper low over the western Aleutians propagates north and east. This ridge has kept conditions stable with clear skies, calm winds and cool temperatures across Southwest Alaska, with areas of fog and low stratus persisting. Meanwhile, the western and central Aleutians, as well as the Pribs, continue to see rain and gale-force winds as a north Pacific surface low and its associated front continue north across the chain. Tightened pressure gradients have brought gusty winds to the Aleutians, portions of the Alaska Peninsula, and the Pribs with sustained winds over 30 mph and gusts to about 50 mph since the morning hours. These winds should ease by Saturday morning as the surface low pulls north and out of the Bering; however, by this time, the persistent gales will have helped to usher the blocking ridge eastward, clearing the Bering by the morning, in concert with the diminishing winds. The active pattern continues across the Bering as a storm-force North Pacific low drives a powerful front into the western Aleutians by early Sunday afternoon. This system will rapidly spread gale-force winds across the entire Bering and Aleutian chain, also affecting the Southwest Coastline through Monday. Meanwhile, a surface low tracking into the Alaska Peninsula is still progged to cross Sunday night, however seems to have lost some of its energy. As it interacts with the large and stretched out frontal boundary of the storm-force low, winds along the Kuskokwim and Bristol Bay coasts will be further enhanced. While we continue to monitor the potential for coastal flooding, particularly along the Kuskokwim Delta coastline, the general consensus at this time is that the increased depth of shorefast ice and the area of 90-100% ice coverage that further buffers the coastline and extends into the Kuskokwim Bay may be enough to limit any coastal flood hazard that would have affected the coastline under these conditions otherwise. Warm air will arrive with these systems, so precipitation will start out as a mix of rain and snow before becoming all rain by Sunday afternoon. The low swings north and west towards the Kamchatka Peninsula by late Monday, leaving the blocking ridge in place, though further nudged eastward. AB/ME && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Tuesday Through Friday)... Significant changes are expected over the Alaska Weather Map through the forecast period. While most of the active weather events continue to occur over the Aleutians and Bering, the upper level ridge that held station with quiet weather over Mainland Alaska is drifting into the Arctic. This allows an upper level trough to extend from Western Canada over the Southern two-thirds of Interior Alaska and sets up the formation of an upper level low by Friday. The expansive upper low and trough over the Aleutians and Bering continues to weaken, relaxing the synoptic gradient across the Alaskan domain, which allows some North Pacific influence to enter the region. The ECMWF / GFS / Canadian models that carried the features yields to an ensemble mix by the end of the forecast period. A well developed Western Bering surface low weakens and withdraws into Siberia. Its decaying front extends across the Northern Bering to Southwest Alaska with locally moderate rain and gusty winds through late Tuesday. A low moving along the front in the North Pacific dissipates over the Alaska Peninsula Wednesday. Locally heavy rain is expected over most of the AKPEN and Kodiak Island through late Tuesday. Areas of snow develop over Southwest Alaska and the Northern AKPEN through Friday. Weak lows quickly develop and dissipate over the Western Aleutians and Southcentral coast, spreading showers through Friday. - KZ && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions expected to continue through much of the period; however, with high pressure remaining overhead, fog and low clouds may redevelop over Cook Inlet by early Sat morning. Otherwise, calm winds and largely clear skies to continue tonight into Sat. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 3:49 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 8, 3:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:24 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:24 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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