Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 342, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 1, 2009, 4:00 PM 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
- Apr 1, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 012300 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-021400- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 59N 171W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 60N 164W AT 1008 MB WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY FRI. $$ PKZ351-021400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-021400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 021121 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-030200- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 47N 169W WILL MOVE TO 50N 153W FRI MORNING AT 987 MB AND THEN TO 50N 144W EARLY SAT MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR 55N 151W FRI MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 56N 145W EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ351-030200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-030200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO S LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 45 KT W OF 145W. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 022306 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-031400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 53N 155W THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 57N 145W AT 998 MB FRI NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-031400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-031400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...WEST OF 148W...N WIND 45KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. EAST OF 148W...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
380 FZAK61 PAFC 031043 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-040200- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 54N 151W THIS MORNING AND MOVE TO 58N 142W AT 1011 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-040200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-040200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS BECOMING N 40 KT WEST OF 150W AND SW 20 KT TO THE EAST. SEAS 10 TO THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...WEST OF 147W...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 147W...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 031152 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 352 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-040200- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 54N 151W THIS MORNING AND MOVE TO 58N 142W AT 1011 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-040200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-040200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS BECOMING N 40 KT WEST OF 150W AND SW 20 KT TO THE EAST. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...WEST OF 147W...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF 147W...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
585 FZAK61 PAFC 032314 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-041400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 55N 150W WILL MOVE TO 58N 141W AT 1005 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ351-041400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-041400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF 147W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 40KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. EAST OF 147W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 040038 RRA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 RETRANSMISSION OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-041400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 55N 150W WILL MOVE TO 58N 141W AT 1005 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ351-041400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-041400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF 147W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 40KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. EAST OF 147W...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
473 FZAK61 PAFC 041044 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-050200- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 996 MB LOW AT 57N 145W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 142W AT 1011 MB SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-050200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-050200- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 042322 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-051400- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 58N 142W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 143W AT 1014 MB SUN EVENING THEN DISSIPATING SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-051400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ352-051400- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SATISFACTORY
RESOLUTION OF ALL PRESSING SYSTEMS. OLDER ECMWF RUN HAS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SECONDARY LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WHERE OTHER MODELS JUST HAVE A TROUGH EXTENDING OUT OF THE MAIN LOW
TO THE SOUTH. THIS WILL BE A FEATURE TO WATCH MAINLY FOR THE KODIAK
AREA AS IT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE WEATHER THERE SHOULD AN ACTUAL
SECOND LOW CENTER FORM THERE. MODELS IN THE BERING SEA ARE IN VERY
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE BERING
SEA AND A FLATTENED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SOUTH OF THE AREA ARE COMBINING
TO BRING RATHER ZONAL FLOW IN THE UPPER LEVELS RIGHT NOW. A WEAK
SURFACE RIDGE EDGING INTO THE COOK INLET AREA WILL BE PUSHED TO THE
ALCAN BORDER BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THERE IS A PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SETTING UP AS THE 250 MB
JET STREAM IS JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA AND A SERIES OF HIGHS AND LOWS
WILL TRANSIT THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE JET IS BEGINNING TO
AMPLIFY AND WILL CONTINUE THIS THROUGH FRIDAY AS BOTH THE LOWS AND
HIGHS STRENGTHEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST
AREA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY BROUGHT SOME SNOW INTO THESE
AREAS AND AS FAR SOUTH AS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL TODAY. THIS WAVE WILL
ROTATE OVER THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND THEN OUT OF THE AREA
BY LATE TONIGHT.
A LOW NORTH OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVING
INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA WILL BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN THAT IS
DEVELOPING WILL BRING A NUMBER OF LOWS AND HIGHS ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 155 165 170 171 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
APR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 2, 3:06 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 14 hr |
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