Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 254, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 24, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 24, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 241157 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 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. PKZ499-250200- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A 966 MB LOW AT 54N 160W WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 57N 154W BY LATE WED NIGHT AT 972 MB. $$ PKZ411-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 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. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 241702 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 900 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 412 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250200- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A 966 MB LOW AT 54N 160W WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 57N 154W BY LATE WED NIGHT AT 972 MB. $$ PKZ411-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 242327 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 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. PKZ499-251400- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. A 966 MB LOW NEAR 52N 162W WED MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 N...ELSEWHERE FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 N...ELSEWHERE FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ414-251400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 251209 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-260200- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 967 MB LOW NEAR 50N 164W WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB BY THU EVENING. A WEAK 1008 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 179W THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE NEAR 59N 179W BY THU EVENING. $$ PKZ411-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 NORTH. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 NORTH. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56 NORTH. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. $$ PKZ413-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-260200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 252300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 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. PKZ499-261400- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 55N 157W WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN THU. A WEAK 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 59N 179W THU EVENING AND MOVE TO NEAR 51N 176W AT 1006 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-261400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 261206 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-270200- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAK 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 59N 179W THU EVENING AND MOVE TO NEAR 51N 176W AT 1006 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 46N 177W FRI EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 49N 174W FRI NIGHT AT 984 MB. $$ PKZ411-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-270200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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 23, 1:25 PM AKDT, 14 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 1:25 PM AKDT, 14 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
125 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE UPPER LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD FROM
THIS LOW IS LIFTING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE GULF. A STRONG WESTERLY JET
IS VERY EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY...WITH A SHORT-WAVE EMBEDDED
WITHIN THE TROUGH SHOOTING EASTWARD TOWARD BRITISH COLUMBIA. ALSO
EVIDENT IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS ABUNDANT MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE
TROUGH ROTATING NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. AT THE
SURFACE...A MODERATE LOW IS CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GULF AS SEEN
IN A 7 AM QUIKSCAT IMAGE. THIS POSITION IS A LITTLE FARTHER WEST
THAN ANY OF THE MODELS INDICATED FOR THAT TIME...SO THIS MAY LEND
CREDENCE TO THE FARTHER WEST NAM FORECAST. OFFSHORE FLOW OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL IS KEEPING ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COAST DRY. STEADY
PRECIP AHEAD OF THE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS
KODIAK ISLAND TO BRISTOL BAY AND ON UP TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH IS MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TO SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND
BLOWING SNOW. SINCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR KODIAK
ISLAND FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM TUESDAY. OUT OVER THE BERING
SEA AND ALEUTIANS...COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE.
REDOUBT VOLCANO...REDOUBT VOLCANO ERUPTED MULTIPLE TIMES LAST NIGHT
WITH THE LAST MAJOR ERUPTION OCCURRING AROUND 430 AM. ASHFALL IS
STILL BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND ALONG
THE ALASKA RANGE. ASHFALL ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 PM
FOR ZONE 145 AND 151. BARRING ANY ADDITIONAL ERUPTIONS THIS
AFTERNOON EXPECT ASHFALL TO DISSIPATE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
ADVISORIES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...OTHER THAN MODEL DIFFERENCES AND ERROR IN
POSITION OF GULF LOW...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. BASED ON THE QUIKSCAT IMAGE MENTIONED ABOVE
PLAN ON LEANING TOWARD THE NAM POSITION WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT AS THE GULF LOW DRIFTS NORTHWARD. KODIAK
ISLAND AND VICINITY WILL SEE THE GREATEST IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM
AS COLD AIR MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AIDS IN INCREASING WINDS. AS
THE LOW GETS TO ITS CLOSEST POINT TO THE ISLAND THIS EVENING THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AND CONTRIBUTE
TO WINDS. COMBINED WITH STEADY SNOW EXPECT WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO LAST THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. AN UPPER LOW WILL
FORM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND BE DRIVEN EASTWARD BY THE
WESTERLY JET. THIS WILL HELP PULL THE LOW EASTWARD LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY. MEANWHILE A SHORT-WAVE MOVING AROUND THE BACK SIDE
OF THE UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING...HELPING TO PUSH IT
SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING. THUS...WITH ENERGY IN
THE GULF PUSHING EAST AND ENERGY IN THE BERING PUSHING WEST THE
UPPER TROUGH WILL WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT PUSHES NORTHWARD
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. EXPECT NOTHING MORE
THAN A FEW SHOWERS TO ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL
BE RE-CENTERED FURTHER WEST OVER THE BERING...SO THE NEXT MAJOR LOW
WILL TRACK QUICKLY FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TUESDAY TO THE GULF
THURSDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS OF WIND AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE WIDESPREAD
BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE BAND OF SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS PUSHING
SOUTHWESTWARD AS THE UPPER TROUGH FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE GULF MOVES
NORTHWARD CAUSING FLOW TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY...AND AS A SHORT-WAVE
DROPS DOWN THE WEST SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW WITH A GOOD PUSH OF
NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND IT. THESE DIVERGENT MOTIONS WILL CAUSE THE
BAND TO GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL TRACK
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT DUE TO LARGE SIZE AND
INTENSITY OF SYSTEM EXPECT WIDESPREAD IMPACTS MID TO LATE WEEK.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING LOTS OF STEADY PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. THIS IS A GOOD TRACK FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS...DEPENDING ON HOW FAR NORTH THE FRONTAL
SYSTEM PUSHES. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE THE WARM FRONT WILL MAKE
IT UP TO MOST OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...RESULTING IN WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND POSSIBLY SOME RAIN. THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL STAY
SAFELY ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE FRONT...BUT MAY NOT SEE STEADY SNOW.
SO...AT THIS POINT PLAN ON JUST CARRYING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL RE-EVALUATE THE BLIZZARD POTENTIAL AS
WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES BY WILL RETURN TO
COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK AS THIS COLD PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...LONG-WAVE PATTERN LOOKS TO REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD...MAINTAINING GENERALLY BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ALASKA REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 140 150 155 170 172 179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...150 155 165 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 8:01 PM AKDT | Flash Flood Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 23, 8:16 PM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 23, 8:23 PM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:43 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 10 hr |
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