Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 147, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 2, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE IN PLACE BY TUE MORNING. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT WEST OF NAKED ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF NAKED ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF NAKED ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...MAINLY NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 030119 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 418 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 UPDATED 125 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE IN PLACE BY TUE MORNING. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 418 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT WEST OF NAKED ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF NAKED ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF NAKED ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...MAINLY NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 418 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030329 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 UPDATED ZONE 132 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE IN PLACE BY TUE MORNING. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 418 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT WEST OF NAKED ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF NAKED ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF NAKED ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...MAINLY NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 630 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 418 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031224 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK LATE TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BY WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 991 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 2, 4:00 AM AKST, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 2 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
DECENT AGREEMENT AMONGST THE NUMERICAL MODELS IN THE SHORT TERM. A
SLIGHT PREFERENCE WAS GIVEN TO THE GFS FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE
FORECAST. BY 00Z THURSDAY THE GUIDANCE BEGINS TO DIFFER ON HOW TO
HANDLE THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF AS WELL AS LOCATION OF THE DEEP
LOW IN THE BERING SEA. THE MORNING FORECASTS REFLECT MORE OF A
COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF FOR THE LATER PORTION OF THE
FORECAST.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER WEST CENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING WITH
VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE STATE UNDER CYCLONIC FLOW. A TROUGH CONTINUES
SOUTH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA AND ANOTHER LOW IS SITUATED AT 150
DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE 45 NORTH LATITUDE. A DEEP LOW IS CENTERED NEAR
KAMCHATKA WITH THE NOSE OF A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BETWEEN
THE MAIN LOWS. THE PATTERN IS HIGHLY AMPLIFIED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE IN TRANSITION TO A MORE ZONAL
PATTERN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
CONTINUED PESKY SNOW SHOWERS FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS WEAK DISTURBANCES ROTATE AROUND THE LOW OVER THE STATE.
THE KAMCHATKA LOW WILL DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY EASTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT
ESSENTIALLY WIPING OUT THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE
LEADING FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE ALEUTIANS AS WELL AS
THE PENINSULA AND THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
ZONAL FLOW WILL INCREASE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AND PUSH THE ALASKAN
LOW NORTHWARD. A LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF OFF THE
LEADING FRONT OF THE FORMER KAMCHATKA LOW BY WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ZONAL FLOW WILL BE FULLY DOMINANT BY LATER IN THE WEEK. A SERIES OF
WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL CROSS ALASKA THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST.
TIMING OF THESE LOWS WILL BE TRICKY THIS FAR OUT BUT EXPECT CHANCES
OF PRECIPITATION MOST DAYS ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THURSDAY INTO
AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR ZONE 195 PRIBILOFS.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130 172 175 176.
GALE WARNING 132 170 171 179 185.
HVY FRZ SPRY WRNG 120 121 125 129 130 132 138 140 141 150
155 160 165 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG FEB 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 55 min | |
| Feb 2, 4:11 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 2, 6:48 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 5:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 3, 6:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 3, 6:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Feb 3, 6:45 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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Sources
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