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Gale Warning 237, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 8, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 10, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 082303
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM 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.

PKZ499-091400-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 978 MB LOW NEAR 61N 180 WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 
60N 179E MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 990 MB
LOW NEAR 52N 177E WILL DEEPEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60N 172W MON
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE TO 64N 172W TUE.

$$

PKZ411-091400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.

.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-091400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-091400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-091400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...S TO SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 091148
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-100200-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A RESIDUAL 986 MB LOW AT 62N 180 IS ABSORBED BY A 984 MB LOW AT 57N
173W ON MON. THE PRIMARY LOW ELONGATES AND MOVES TO 64N 170W TUE
AFTERNOON. A NEW LOW FORMS TUE MORNING AT 59N 178W AT 995 MB AND
MOVES TO 58N 170W TUE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 994 MB LOW NEAR
KAMCHATKA WED MORNING MOVES TO 58N 168E WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ411-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-100200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT...BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

550 
FZAK62 PAFC 092321
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-101400-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 984 MB LOW NEAR 59N 172W WILL MOVE TO 63N 171W AT 997 MB TUE
AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 59N 174W TUE EVENING WILL DISSIPATE
NEAR 60N 166W WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING
SEA WED.
$$

PKZ411-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-101400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 101132
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-110200-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 992 MB LOW AT 63N 172W REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 1009 MB. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH 
A LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND
REACHES THE CENTRAL BERING WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ411-110200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-110200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-110200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-110200-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 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 8, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...USING GFS TODAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM THE PATTERN
OF THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. MODERATE STORM DRIFTING OVER THE
NORTHWEST BERING NEAR 180. NEXT SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF ST MATHEW ISLAND MON
AFTERNOON. ONLY EXPECT GALES WITH THIS THING. HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE
BRIEF STORMS IN THE ALUTIANS THIS EVENING.
HIGH CONTINUES TO SLIDE AWAY IN TO CANADA AND LEAVES A MILDER
SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA, STRONGEST WEST OF
THE ALASKA RANGE OUT TO THE COAST. EXPECT LIGHT PRECITATION MAINLY
ALONG WINDWARD TERRAIN AS THE WEAKENING FRONT DRIFTS EAST. FRONT
SHOULD MOVE TO LIE ALONG 147W CURVING NORTHWEST ACROSS THE SUSITNA
VALLEY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY.

.LONGER RANGE...SYSTEMS THIS WEEK WILL BE MUCH MUCH WEAKEN ACROSSW
THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING THAN THEY HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS. GFS MODEL TAKES A LOW NORTHWARD FROM THE PACIFIC AND MOVES IT
TO NEAR OR JUST WEST OF MIDDLETON ILSE THURSDAY MORNING. AT THIS
POINT LOOKS LIKE ONLY MINIMUM GALES WITH THIS KODIAK AND THE NORTH
GULF COAST WITH THE CENTRAL PRESSURE FALLING TO ABOUT 994 MB. THIS
CHANGE WILL ALLOW COLDER AIR FROM THE ARCTIC TO SPREAD BACK OVER THE
EASTERN BERING AND BRISTOL BAY AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
INTERIOR BY LATE IN THE WEEK AND THE WEEK END.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...130 155 165 170 171 172.

DPERCY MAR 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.