Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 247, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 19, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 19, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 191150 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 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. PKZ499-200200- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N 177W BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT EAST OF 175W. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 192327 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-201400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 51N 166W SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ411-201400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-201400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-201400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-201400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 201147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 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. PKZ499-210200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW AT 47N 169E WILL MOVE TO 50N 175W BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN TO 52N 153 W BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57 N. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57 N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 55 N. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 202308 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-211400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 49N 180 WILL MOVE TO 49N 173W SATURDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 50N 170W SATURDAY MORNING AND MOVE TO 55N 150W SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 211147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 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. PKZ499-220200- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW AT 49N 176E WILL MOVE TO 50N 170W THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO 52N 154W BY LATE SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 57N 150W LATE SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ411-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 220001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-221400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 MB LOW AT 50N 170W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ411-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 221149 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 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. PKZ499-230200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 N. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 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 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. AFTER THAT THE CONFIDENCE IN ANY PARTICULAR SOLUTION DECREASES
SIGNIFICANTLY. THERE WILL BE A SMALL SHIFT IN THE PATTERN AND THE
MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THAT A LITTLE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS NEARLY
UNCHANGED FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PERSISTS
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND INTO EASTERN RUSSIA. AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH IS ALSO PERSISTING OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE INTERIOR AND
INTO THE GULF CREATING STRONG NORTHERLY UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
AT THE SURFACE THE COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF HAS SETTLED DOWN A LITTLE
WITH ONLY TWO OR THREE SMALLER VORTEXES IN THE COMPLEX INSTEAD OF THE
HALF DOZEN FROM YESTERDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE OFF THE ICE EDGE IN THE
BERING SEA AND OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. INCREASING COLD ADVECTION
IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVERNIGHT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR STRONGER WINDS
LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY IN THOSE AREAS.
IN THE GULF THE SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MULTIPLE LOW CENTERS
HAS PULLED FARTHER SOUTH AND SHOULD KEEP SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE GULF
WHILE INCREASING OFFSHORE WINDS ALONG THE COAST. KODIAK ISLAND SHOULD
ALSO BE OUT OF THE SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE MOST PART AS WELL.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...WHILE THE LONG WAVE PATTERN DOES NOT CHANGE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND THERE IS NOW A GOOD INDICATION THAT THE BLOCKING
RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL RETROGRADE SOME WESTWARD. THIS
WILL ALLOW THE COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE STATE TO STRENGTHEN
ITS HOLD OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE. IN SHORT...IT WILL
REMAIN ON THE COLD SIDE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 130 150 155 165 170 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 150 155 165 170 171 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.