Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 173, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 9, 2009, 11:05 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 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 9, 2009, 11:05 PM AKST (08:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100806 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 UPDATED ZONES 121, 129 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE. A 1002 MB LOW WILL FORM 40 NM NORTHWEST OF AKHIOK TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 1105 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 1105 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 101254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD 1003 MB LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WED MORNING AND MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 102233 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 130 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 UPDATED 129 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD 1003 MB LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WED MORNING AND MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 130 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 110007 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT 160 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 1011 MB 110 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A BROAD TROUGH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 9, 10:04 PM AKST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 10:04 PM AKST, 1 hour 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COLD UPPER VORTEX OVER THE ARCTIC
CONTINUES TO SINK SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT. A TROUGH
EXTENDS SOUTHWARD FROM THIS LOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND IS
MOVING EASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THERE IS LITTLE IN
THE WAY OF MID OR UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH...BUT
THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE IN THE FORM
OF STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG. SO IT WON'T TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF LIFT
TO GENERATE LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES.
HEADING SOUTH TO THE NORTH PACIFIC IS A PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN STREAM.
A STRONG JET EXTENDS ALL THE WAY ACROSS ASIA OUT INTO THE WEST
PACIFIC. A WEAK SHORT-WAVE JUST EAST OF JAPAN IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE NEXT IN A LINE OF STRONG STORMS TO MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS WEST OF SHEMYA WITH FRONT HEADING NORTH AND
EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING. THE REMNANTS OF THE
PREVIOUS FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH ARE LYING ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING
AND SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA TO A SURFACE
LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LOW IS BEING PUSHED SOUTHWARD INTO
THE PACIFIC AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS JUST TO THE WEST OF IT AHEAD
OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SYSTEM.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 12Z
THURSDAY. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN POSITION AND STRENGTH OF
LOW NEAR SHEMYA...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN
THE FORECAST. ALSO...THE GFS IS STRONGER THAN OTHER SOLUTIONS IN
DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIPLE POINT LOW NORTH OF SAINT PAUL TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND MAINTAINS THIS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. WILL GO WITH THE WEAKER CONSENSUS OF THE
ECMWF/NAM/UKMET. MORE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS BEGIN
TO SHOW UP AS NEXT MAJOR LOW TRACKS ACROSS THE BERING SEA MID TO
LATE WEEK...ALTHOUGH THEY ARE ALL TRENDING TOWARD A MORE SOUTHERLY
TRACK. THE OPERATIONAL GFS DEPICTS A STRONGER LOW THAN OTHER
SOLUTIONS AND IS 10 MB OR MORE DEEPER THAN THE ENSEMBLE MEAN.
ECMWF SOLUTION SEEMS MORE REASONABLE AND RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY
IS BETTER. THEREFORE...WILL UPDATE THE EXTENDED FORECAST BASED ON
THE 12Z ECMWF. SIMILARLY...PREFER THE MORE CONSISTENT ECMWF WITH
WEAK LOW IN THE GULF TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE UPPER SHORT-WAVE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL
DIG A BIT SOUTHWARD AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND EXIT
INTO THE YUKON TUESDAY MORNING. WEAK LIFT FROM THIS AS WELL AS WEAK
COLD ADVECTION ACCOMPANYING THE SHORT-WAVE WILL BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ACROSS LAND AREAS AND A FEW SHOWERS
OVER THE GULF WATERS...WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. THERE IS A
DECENT UPPER JET STREAK RIGHT BEHIND THE TROUGH AXIS...SO AS THE
TROUGH MOVES THROUGH EXPECT THIS WILL AID COLD ADVECTION IN
GENERATING GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE BARREN ISLANDS
REGION...RESURRECTION BAY AND PASSAGE CANAL...WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND...AND THE THOMPSON PASS/VALDEZ AREA. THEREFORE...WILL
INCREASE WINDS TO SMALL CRAFT OVER THE MENTIONED MARINE AREAS.
THIS TROUGH ALSO LOOKS LIKE IT IS STRONG ENOUGH TO CLEAR OUT MOST
OF THE STRATUS AND FOG THAT HAS BEEN SITTING OVER THE REGION THE
LAST COUPLE DAYS. THE PASSAGE OF THIS TROUGH WILL THEN ALLOW THE
NEXT SHORT-WAVE OVER THE BERING TO TRACK FARTHER NORTH TOWARD
MAINLAND ALASKA. AS THE NEXT FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE BERING REACHES
KODIAK ISLAND EXPECT A TRIPLE POINT LOW TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF WHILE THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL.
THIS WILL PROVIDE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK OF SURFACE LOW...SO WILL
KEEP INLAND POPS AT CHANCE FOR NOW AND GO WITH HIGHER LIKELY POPS
ALONG THE COAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS UPPER TROUGH EXITS TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING MOST OF THE CLOUDS SHOULD GO ALONG WITH IT. COLD
ADVECTION AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP
QUICKLY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THIS WON'T LAST TOO LONG. A BERING SEA
FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE
INLAND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN
PLACE AS THE FRONT REACHES THE COAST THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOW
VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE FRONT WILL BE MOVING
ALONG AT A GOOD CLIP AND WINDS DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO WARRANT A BLIZZARD WARNING...BUT WILL HAVE TO RE-EVALUATE
AS THE FRONT GETS CLOSER.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE AIR ALONG THE FRONT NEAR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS IS WARMER THAN THE LAST FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH...SO
EXPECT MORE RAIN TO MIX IN THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE FRONT WILL
OCCLUDE AS IT REACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA
PENINSULA...SO STILL EXPECT PRECIP TO FALL MAINLY AS SNOW IN THOSE
LOCATIONS. THE PRIBILOFS WILL ONCE AGAIN SEE LOW VISIBILITIES IN
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...PERHAPS EVEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...BUT DUE
TO THE SPEED OF THE FRONT THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD BE SHORT-LIVED
AND WILL NOT ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...176 411.
GALE WARNING...155 170 172 175 179 185 412 413 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 125 129 130 140 160 179.
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 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 20 min | |
| Feb 10, 4:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 10, 7:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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