Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 252, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231150 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 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. PKZ499-240200- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK62 PAFC 232358 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-241400- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ411-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. . SNOW $$ PKZ412-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:32 PM AKDT | Flash Flood Warning | AFC | 28 min | |
| Mar 22, 11:33 PM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 7:18 AM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 23, 8:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Mar 23, 12:16 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr |
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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.