Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 306, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 19, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 19, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 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. PKZ197-200200- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AND COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AND CONSOLIDATE INTO A 980 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SITKA AT 991 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-200200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-200200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-200200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-200200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-200200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-200200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
227 FZAK51 PAFC 191256 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 CORRECTED 129 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. PKZ197-200200- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AND COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AND CONSOLIDATE INTO A 980 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SITKA AT 991 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-200200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-200200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-200200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-200200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-200200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-200200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-200200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 192308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 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. PKZ197-201400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 980 MB THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-201400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLAND W. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-201400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-201400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-201400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-201400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201149 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 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. PKZ197-210200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING BY LATE SAT NIGHT AND FURTHER WEAKEN TO 999 MB. A 990 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY LATE SAT NIGHT AT 984 MB. $$ PKZ120-210200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-210200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 30 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-210200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-210200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 | 3 days | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC |
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