Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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
- Jan 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161206 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ499-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 52N 157W MOVES INLAND NEAR 59N 162W AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN INTO NORTON SOUND FRI NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 47N 177E MOVES TO NEAR 53N 178W AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 162002 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK...UPDATED 1100 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 UPDATED ZONE 412 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 52N 157W MOVES INLAND NEAR 59N 162W AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN INTO NORTON SOUND FRI NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 47N 177E MOVES TO NEAR 53N 178W AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 1100 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-170300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 170023 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ499-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 950 MB LOW NEAR 58N 162W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 72N 156W AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 58N 180 WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 58N 173W SAT MORNING. A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 53N 178W WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB NEAR 58N 173W SUN. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
506 FZAK62 PAFC 171202 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 57N 180 WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE SAT MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 53N 178W SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 62N 177W MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 171540 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 640 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 UPDATED ZONES 412 AND 413 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. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 57N 180 WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE SAT MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 53N 178W SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 62N 177W MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 640 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND SHIFTING TO N 30 KT W OF 175W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 640 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 177W...WIND BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
505 FZAK62 PAFC 172330 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 53N 178W WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 59N 174W SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 63N 179W MON AFTERNOON AT 1010 MB. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 46N 170W MON AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...WEST WIND 20 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 181253 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 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. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 56N 177W WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 59N 175E MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE MORNING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW NEAR 43N 178W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB AT 45N 174W SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 56N 173W TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF 178W...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 178W...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E TO S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF 178W...W TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 178W...SE TO S WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...WEST OF 174W...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 174W... VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 190015 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 175E TUE MORNING. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 46N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 59N 179W TUE AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 56N 153W WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB NEAR 51N 150W MON AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
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 Jan 15, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE GFS AND NAM MODEL ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH THE
PREVIOUS RUN. THE NEW EUROPEAN MODEL HAS DIVERGED FROM THE PREVIOUS
SOLUTION BY MOVING THE NEXT LOW A LITTLE SLOWER AND A LITTLE FURTHER
WEST. WE STILL PREFER THE GFS SOLUTION.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC NORTHWARD
THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. A SEMI-STATIONARY
WEATHER FRONT WITH MULTIPLE SHORTWAVE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA HAS EASED A BIT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THOUGH
THERE STILL AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS FUNNELING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER AIR...AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE
INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND THE UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA
WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL SHIFT THE
MAIN CORE OF THE SOUTHERLY FLOW FROM THE WESTERN GULF INTO THE
EASTERN GULF. A SHORTWAVE SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY THEN INTO KOTZEBUE SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT.
AT THE SURFACE...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH A STEADY STREAM OF RAIN
ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND RAIN SHOWERS
ELSEWHERE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA FRIDAY WILL INTENSIFY THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASE WINDS
AGAIN THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST.
ANOTHER MODERATE WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY AND WILL
BRING MORE WIND AND RAIN TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF COAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL
DEEPEN RAPIDLY AND MOVE NORTH INTO THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING AND MOVE
INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA SATURDAY. RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO
THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE, KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA
FRIDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST FRIDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SATURDAY.
THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL
DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE OVER SIBERIA MOVES SOUTH AND
FORM A WEAK LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY. WINDS OVER THE
EASTERN BERING WILL INTENSIFY FRIDAY WITH THE LOW MOVING THROUGH
WESTERN ALASKA AND BLOWING SNOW WILL TO AFFECT THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MAIN CORE OF SOUTH WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND WESTERN CANADA BY MONDAY.
COLDER AIR OFF THE BERING WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE REST OF
SOUTHERN ALASKA BY MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOFS.
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM.
MARINE...STORM 120, 125, 130, 132, 138, 150
GALE 129, 140, 141, 155, 160, 165, 170, 171, 172, 179, 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:58 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 10:11 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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