Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 241, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 13, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. 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 13, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 132326 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 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. PKZ499-141400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1011 MB LOW NEAR 58N 174W WILL DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ411-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 141157 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150200- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN. $$ PKZ411-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141418 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 CORRECTED 414 HEADLINE 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. PKZ499-150200- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN. $$ PKZ411-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 142313 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-151400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN. $$ PKZ411-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-151400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 151144 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 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. PKZ499-160200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN AND MON. $$ PKZ411-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT EAST OF 175W. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 175W...OTHERWISE FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT...BECOMING E 35 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT N 30 KT EAST OF 173W DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
428 FZAK62 PAFC 151309 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 510 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 UPDATED 412 413 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-160200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN AND MON. $$ PKZ411-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 510 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT EAST OF 175W. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 175W...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 510 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF 173W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT...BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF 173W...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
466 FZAK62 PAFC 152258 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 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. PKZ499-161400- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ411-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT EAST OF 174W. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N WIND 35 KT WEST OF 173W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170200- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON EVENING. $$ PKZ411-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56 N. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 162308 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 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. PKZ499-171400- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE TUE. $$ PKZ411-171400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-171400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-171400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-171400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 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 13, 3:40 PM AKDT, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 3:40 PM AKDT, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
340 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT...SO MAINLY USED THE GFS
FOR THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN AND USED THE NAM IN AREAS WHERE ITS ENHANCED
RESOLUTION PROVED USEFUL...SUCH AS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG ANTICYCLONICALLY CURVED JET IS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THIS FEATURE IS BEGINNING TO AID IN
THE DIGGING OF AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF...BRINGING A PATTERN CHANGE
FOR THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND. WEAK RIDGING ALOFT HAS DEVELOPED EAST OF
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN SIBERIA.
A STRONG UPPER TROUGH LOCATED OVER FAR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CANADA
CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY RETROGRADE TOWARDS THE ALCAN BORDER FROM THE
EAST AND WILL BECOME A KEY WEATHER PLAYER IN REINFORCING THE COLD
WEATHER FOR SOUTHCENTRAL LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IN
ASSOCIATION WITH A DEVELOPING UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST TO ITS SOUTHEAST.
WESTERLY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW COMBINED WITH A SUBTLE
SHORTWAVE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA ARE PRODUCING
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI
MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE...THERE IS A RAPIDLY WEAKENING LOW IN THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA WHICH WILL HAVE LITTLE IF ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
ON THE WEATHER.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE WEAK RIDGING CURRENTLY JUST EAST OF
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA RAPIDLY BUILDS NORTHWARD AND STRENGTHENS THIS
WEEKEND AND THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
NORTHWARD INTO FAR EASTERN SIBERIA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. AS THIS RIDGE
BUILDS A STATIONARY UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA CURRENTLY WILL BE
PUSHED SOUTHEASTWARD AND WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA...FOLLOWED ON ITS HEELS BY THE RETROGRADING LOW FROM NORTHERN
CANADA WHICH WILL AID IN STRENGTHENING A POWERFUL NORTHERLY JET OVER
THE EASTERN BERING SEA...BRISTOL BAY...AND INTO THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA AS THE WEEKEND PROGRESSES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THUS...EXPECT AN UPTICK IN WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY IN
EXPOSED LOCATIONS NEAR THE COASTLINE AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN IN
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND AKPEN...AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE AKPEN. ALSO...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO DROP
AS STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW USHERS IN AN AIRMASS FROM THE ARCTIC AND
NORTHERN INTERIOR OF THE STATE. IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS...AN UPPER SHORTWAVE WILL TRY TO UNDERCUT THE BUILDING
RIDGE AND WILL LIKELY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THE LAST HALF OF
THE WEEKEND.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...AFTER TONIGHTS WEAK SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL BRINGING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW...EXPECT
THE PATTERN CHANGE TO TAKE FULL FORCE WITH CLEARING SKIES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND A RETURN TO COLD TEMPERATURES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE
AND LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...EXPECT OUTFLOW
WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN TO INCREASE AND BECOME QUITE
STRONG...AND LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IT APPEARS THE PATTERN CHANGE WILL STICK WITH US THROUGH ALL OF NEXT
WEEK...SO EXPECT COLD...DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS (ESPECIALLY
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN) FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. FOR THE
AKPEN...STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SHOWERY ACTIVITY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132 160 165 170 175 176 179 180
STORM WARNING...150 155
HVY FRZG SPRY WARNING...121 129 130 138 140 150 160 165 179
180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 17 days | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 17 days | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 14, 6:25 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Mar 14, 9:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 31 hr |
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