Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 116, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 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 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 090046 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009 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. PKZ499-091500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT AND MON. A 975 MB LOW NEAR 45N 167E WILL MOVE TO 50N 170E SUN NIGHT AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AT 52N 165E MON AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING LATE MON AND THEN TRACK NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ411-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ413-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ414-091500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. $$
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484 FZAK62 PAFC 091303 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 50N 170E WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB NEAR 55N 172E WED MORNING. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA MON AND TUE. $$ PKZ411-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55 N. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-100300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 100007 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 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. PKZ499-101500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 52N 170E WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 58N 176W WED AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE BERING MON NIGHT AND TUE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 48N 173E WED AFTERNOON AT 972 MB. $$ PKZ411-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-101500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 101309 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 54N 170E WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 58N 179E WED AFTERNOON. A 971 MB NEAR 49N 175E WED AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB NEAR 53N 178E THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT NORTH OF 56N THIS MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-110300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 110044 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 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. PKZ499-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 55N 173E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 178W AT 994 MB WEDNESDAY AND DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 976 MB WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N 174E WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON NEAR 55N 178W. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO SW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON SOUTH OF 56N. SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF 56N. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF 175W. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...BECOMING N WIND 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111315 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 56N 176E WILL MOVE NEAR 58N 178W AT 994 MB WEDNESDAY AND DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A 977 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 50N 175E WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON NEAR 53N 178W BEFORE WEAKENING TO 974 MB THURSDAY NIGHT NEAR 57N 174W. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NORTHWEST OF A LINE 54N 172E TO 57N 180...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .THU...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 120056 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 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. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 51N 174E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 175W AT 965 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 62N 168W FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP AT 985 MB NEAR 56N 163W FRIDAY MORNING AND MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WEAKEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO NE 45 KT DURING THE LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N... OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE WIND 40 KT WEST OF 176W DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...BECOMING NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED FEB 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT....DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COLD UPPER VORTEX OVER THE ARCTIC IS
SINKING SOUTHWARD TOWARD NORTHERN ALASKA WITH A POSITIVELY TILTED
TROUGH OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA SWINGING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD NORTHWEST
ALASKA. ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD TOWARD CANADA.
COLD ADVECTION ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF THIS TROUGH CONTINUES TO
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH GAPS IN THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND OUT
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. QUIKSCAT IMAGERY FROM 15Z SHOWS A SOLID
BAND OF 45 KT SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WITH ANOTHER BAND OF SLIGHTLY
WEAKER WINDS IN THE BARREN ISLANDS REGION NORTH OF KODIAK ISLAND.
THERE ARE A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES OVER THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND DUE TO COLD ADVECTION AND WEAK UPPER LOWS EMBEDDED IN THE
TROUGH. OTHERWISE...STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG HAVE SETTLED IN OVER
LIGHT WIND AREAS.
A HIGH AMPLITUDE LOW WAVELENGTH RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTHERN
ALASKA PENINSULA NORTHWESTWARD TO SIBERIA. WEST OF THIS RIDGE IS
A LONG-WAVE TROUGH WHICH EXTENDS ALL THE WAY ACROSS ASIA. A
PERSISTENT STRONG JET (150 KT PLUS) EXTENDS OUT OF ASIA INTO THE
WEST PACIFIC WHERE LOWS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN QUICK SUCCESSION
AND TRACK TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS
THE MOST RECENT OF THESE LOWS NOW STATIONARY JUST EAST OF KAMCHATKA
(CENTRAL PRESSURE IN THE 960S) WITH A STRONG FRONT PUSHING NORTH
AND EAST ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS IS MOVING QUICKLY EASTWARD CAUSING
ELONGATION AND SLOWING OF THE FRONT BACK OVER THE BERING SEA. ASIDE
FROM STRONG WINDS THE MAIN THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT IS
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE PRIBILOFS WHERE CONDITIONS ARE DETERIORATING QUICKLY THIS
MORNING. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WARM TO NEAR FREEZING...SO BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL STAY ALL SNOW
SO VISIBILITY WILL STILL BE QUITE LOW AT TIMES.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF CURRENT LOW EAST
OF KAMCHATKA AS WELL AS NEXT LOW MOVING UP TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS
DIFFERS AMONG THE DIFFERENT MODELS...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY
MAJOR PROBLEMS...AND THE MOVEMENT AND STRENGTH OF FRONTS IS VERY
SIMILAR. THERE ARE ALSO DIFFERENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIPLE
POINT LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. PREFER THE
MORE CONSISTENT NAM/GFS POSITION. OVERALL...NEW GUIDANCE SHOWS
DECENT RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY THROUGH TUESDAY SO ONLY MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS WILL MADE TO CURRENT FORECAST.
BEYOND TUESDAY MODEL CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN POOR. PREFER THE SLIGHTLY
MORE CONSISTENT ECMWF. SINCE CURRENT FORECAST ARE BASED OFF OF VERY
OLD MODEL GUIDANCE PLAN ON UPDATING MID TO LATE WEEK FORECAST WITH A
HEAVY BLEND TOWARD THE LATEST ECMWF. IN PARTICULAR...ECMWF AND GFS
BOTH INDICATE ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WEST
PACIFIC MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND TRACKING TO THE BERING SEA WEDNESDAY.
THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE YET TO GO AS STRONG AS MODELS INDICATE
(CENTRAL PRESSURE 940S TO 950S)...BUT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO HEAD IN
THAT DIRECTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHERN MAINLAND...WINDS WILL DIE DOWN QUICKLY TONIGHT AS THE
UPPER TROUGH EXITS TO THE EAST. LEFT IN ITS WAKE WILL BE LOTS OF
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE FORM OF STRATUS AND FOG. THE FRONT MOVING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS WILL MAKE IT TO THE SOUTHER ALASKA
PENINSULA...PERHAPS SPREADING SNOW AS FAR NORTH AS PORT HEIDEN...BUT
THIS FRONT AND TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT DEVELOPS NEAR THE SOUTHERN
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BE SHUNTED SOUTHWARD BY THE TROUGH SWINGING
DOWN ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA. THIS TROUGH WILL SWING ALL THE WAY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. IT IS A
SHARP ENOUGH TROUGH THAT SOME CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE
TROUGH AND MAY SEE A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES...BUT
NOTHING OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE. ALSO EXPECT A WEAK LOW TO DEVELOP
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND PRODUCE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE
COAST...BUT THIS WILL QUICKLY BE PUSHED EASTWARD WITH THE TROUGH.
THE TROUGH DOESNT DROP FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO ALLOW FOR A GOOD PUSH
OF ARCTIC AIR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION. MARGINALLY COLDER AIR
WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH...BUT WILL QUICKLY EXIT TO THE EAST ON
TUESDAY AS A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND
SURFACE FRONT MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY
IN THE DETAILS AFTER THIS POINT...BUT WITH A VERY PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN THERE IS CONFIDENCE THAT THIS SHORT-WAVE WILL CROSS THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND MID TO LATE WEEK BRINGING A SHOT OF SNOW.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT WILL
COME TO A HALT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO TROUGH DROPPING
DOWN FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL THEN REMAIN GRADUALLY SHEAR
APART TONIGHT AND MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON THE
PRIBILOFS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS
WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL TAKE A VERY SIMILAR
TRACK TO THE CURRENT ONE. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE WEAKER...BUT STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONT. THE OTHER DIFFERENCE
IS THAT THE UPPER TROUGH WILL TAKE A MORE NORTHERN TRACK TO MAINLAND
ALASKA...SO THE SURFACE FRONT WILL PUSH ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BERING
SEA TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...BUT WOULD BE SHORT-LIVED DUE TO THE
PROGRESSIVENESS OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER MAJOR LOW IS EXPECTED TO
APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MID WEEK...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO
NAIL DOWN THE DETAILS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN VERY PROGRESSIVE
THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. THEREFORE...EXPECT STORMS
TO QUICKLY TRACK FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE
AMPLITUDE OF THE UPPER PATTERN WILL BE LOW...SO WARM AIR WILL
REMAIN DOWN OVER THE PACIFIC AND PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE
WILL BE SNOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...155 165 172 175 176 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 150 160 165 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 7:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 9, 7:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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