Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 293, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 12, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 12, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
179 FZAK51 PAFC 122307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-131400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT THU EVENING. A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK THU EVENING AND DRIFT TO 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 130301 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 UPDATED 121 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-131400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT THU EVENING. A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK THU EVENING AND DRIFT TO 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 700 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130423 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 825 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 UPDATED 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-131400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT THU EVENING. A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK THU EVENING AND DRIFT TO 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 700 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 700 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 825 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130841 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 UPDATED 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-131400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT THU EVENING. A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK THU EVENING AND DRIFT TO 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 700 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1240 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 825 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 131135 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 130 AND 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-140200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 998 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS MORNING AND MOVE TO 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-140200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-140200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-140200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-140200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-140200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-140200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-140200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-140200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-140200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 12, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY. GFS IS THE MAIN GUIDANCE IN THE WEST. THE 12Z NAM WAS USED FOR DETAIL PURPOSES IN THE EAST. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS IN PLACE OVER THE STATE TODAY. THE STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA IS ON TRACK TO MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT. A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST COMBINED WITH INCREASING OFFSHORE WINDS WILL HAS SET THE STAGE FOR A LOW TO SPIN UP IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK TONIGHT. IN THE BERING SEA THE JET STREAM LOCATION IS VISIBLE ON SATELLITE OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE JET WILL REMAIN BASICALLY IN PLACE UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN IT MOVES FARTHER SOUTHEAST AS A RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE COOK INLET REGION TONIGHT AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES OVER THE AREA. EVEN IF IT DOES SNOW SOME THE AMOUNTS WILL BE MINIMAL. WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE GULF COAST AS A LOW DEVELOPS IN THE VICINITY OF CAPE HINCHINBROOK TONIGHT. AREAS OF FOG AND LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVERNIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ALONG THE GULF COAST AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN SUCH AS THOMPSON PASS FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS AS THE PATTERN SHIFTS THIS WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DESCENDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND WILL BE IN A DRY WINTER PATTERN WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES THAN HAVE BEEN SEEN THIS WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 150 155 170. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. MAR 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 12, 8:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 13, 12:40 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days |
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