Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 232, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 71 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
- Mar 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 71 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 051238 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 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. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 62N 173W MOVES INLAND NEAR 67N 164W THU NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 47N 178E FRI WILL DEVELOP A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
152 FZAK62 PAFC 060038 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 45N 173E THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 51N 174W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-061500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 061253 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 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. PKZ499-070300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW AT 45N 175E MOVES TO 60N 177W LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AT 976 MB AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ANADYR ON SUNDAY. A 996 MB LOW AT 50N 175E EARLY SUNDAY MORNING MOVES TO 52N 170W LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AT 991 MB. $$ PKZ411-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-070300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 070007 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 46N 177E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 61N 179W AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF 177E...N WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 177E...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...WEST OF 177E...NW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 177E...NW TO NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE TO SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-071500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 071219 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 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. PKZ499-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 50N 179W INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 61N 178W. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON NEAR 51N 179W AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT NEAR 55N 170W. $$ PKZ411-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-080300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 080003 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 56N 178W WILL MOVE TO 61N 180 AND DEEPEN TO 975 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. A NEW LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO 51N 179E SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH A PRESSURE OF 992 MB. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 987 MB AND MOVE TO 51N 170W MON. $$ PKZ411-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SUN...EAST OF 177W...SE TO SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT . SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. SNOW. WEST OF 177W...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF 175W...SE TO S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. WEST OF 175W...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-081500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...S TO W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 081147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 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. PKZ499-090200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW AT 61N 180 REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 987 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN MOVES TO 58N 176W TUE NIGHT AT 1001 MB. A 995 MB LOW AT 50N 175E SUN MORNING MOVES TO 57N 170W MON MORNING AT 988 MB AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE NEAR 61N 166W MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-090200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-090200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-090200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-090200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 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 Mar 4, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AT THE SURFACE...A 974 MB STORM FORCE LOW IS MOVING NORTHEAST OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT STRETCHING FROM THIS
LOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS BEGINNING TO IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT IS FOCUS OF THE FORECAST TODAY.
IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA IS TRANSLATING
EASTWARD...AS A NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA MOVES IN
BEHIND THE RIDGE. A 160 KNOT JET LOCATED BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS IS
TRANSPORTING WARM AND MOIST AIR INTO MAINLAND ALASKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY. SUBTLE
DIFFERENCES ARISE PERTAINING TO THE TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF THE WARM
FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON. THE NAM CONTINUES TO
HINT AT A MORE ROBUST TROUGH FORMING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW...WHICH COULD HAVE LARGE IMPLICATIONS ON
PRECIP TYPE AND INTENSITY FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. THE GFS/NAM
SOLUTIONS WERE USED TO CONSTRUCT THE AFTERNOON FORECAST DUE TO
CONSISTENCY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
THE WARM FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL BRING A
MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BRISTOL
BAY...BEFORE WARM AIR CHANGES PRECIP TO ALL RAIN. SNOW WILL
PREDOMINATE TO THE NORTH AND EAST...WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
CONTINUING FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. AS THE
FRONT MOVES NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA...COLD ADVECTION WILL CHANGE
PRECIPITATION BACK TO SNOW BY TOMORROW MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FRONT AS WELL...IMPACTING
COASTAL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO NEAR
WARNING LEVELS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS TONIGHT...AND WILL NEED TO BE
CLOSELY MONITORED FOR A POTENTIAL WARNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
LEAD TO AN ENHANCED THREAT OF STORM SURGE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING.
SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH
FRIDAY...AS PROGRESSIVE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ISLANDS. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE
WESTERN ISLANDS ON FRIDAY...BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS AND MORE
PRECIPITATION AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING SEA.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
THE STRONG WARM FRONT WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER IN THE SHORT
TERM...WITH OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION IMPACTING THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SUSITNA
VALLEY...MAINLY NORTH OF TALKEETNA...WITH A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN
EFFECT. DUE TO STRONG WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...PRECIPITATION SOUTH OF TALKEETNA AND THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL WILL LIKELY BE A WINTRY MIX...WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIX EXPECTED
ALONG IMMEDIATE COASTAL LOCATIONS. DUE TO STRONG MOISTURE
TRANSPORT...SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED TO BE MODERATE OVER THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN MAINLY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. AT THIS
TIME HAVE LEFT AN ADVISORY OUT...ALTHOUGH THE NIGHT SHIFT MAY WANT TO
REVISIT THIS ISSUE. AS AFOREMENTIONED...THE NAM CONTINUES TO SHOW A
MORE INTENSE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
THIS TROUGH WOULD ACT TO INHIBIT THE TRANSPORT OF WARMER AIR FROM
TURNAGAIN ARM INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...AS WELL AS INCREASE
PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL DUE TO ENHANCED DYNAMICS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE
DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF THE TROUGH WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY
MONITORED TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. COLD AIR WILL MOVE BACK INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL ON FRIDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH. THIS WILL
BRING A BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WITH ONLY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE MAINLAND FROM THE SOUTH
AND WEST FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA ON SATURDAY...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED. HIGHLY AMPLIFIED FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK...KEEPING THE LOW OVER THE BERING SEA. BOTTOM LINE...EXPECT
CONTINUED ACTIVE WEATHER OUT WEST WITH MORE TRANQUIL AND COOLER
CONDITIONS FARTHER EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING...145
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...151
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...161
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 140 155 160 165 170 171 172 175
176 180 352 411
STORM WARNING...179 185 412 413 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NRH MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:55 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 5, 12:36 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:42 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 2:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:42 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 49 hr |
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