Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 362, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 18, 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 18, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 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 FZAK62 PAFC 182312 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 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. PKZ499-191400- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON. $$ PKZ411-191400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-191400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-191400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-191400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 191130 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-200200- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST S OF 57N. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 57N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 191712 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 CORRECTION TO 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. PKZ499-200200- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST S OF 57N. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 175W. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-200200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 192306 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-201400- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166E MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS SUN NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1002 MB LOW NEAR 53N 179W MONDAY MORNING MOVES TO 58N 178E AT 984 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-201400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-201400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-201400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-201400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 201147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 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. PKZ499-210200- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... THE EASTERN BERING SEA RIDGE MOVES OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TUESDAY. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 56N 165E MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A DEVELOPING 1001 MB LOW NEAR 53N 179W MONDAY MORNING MOVES TO 57N 175E AT 987 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N TO W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF 177W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 45 KT E OF 173W IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST E. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 202320 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-211400- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 50N 164E WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUE AFTERNOON NEAR 50N 177E THEN DISSIPATES WED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. MEANWHILE...A 998 MB LOW NEAR 55N 180 DEEPENS TO 986 MB NEAR 57N 173E TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES LITTLE AND WEAKENS SLIGHTLY TO 989 MB NEAR 57N 178E WED AFTERNOON AND MOVES VERY LITTLE THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ411-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 211152 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 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. PKZ499-220200- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 58N 167E STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR 56N 175E. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR 60N 180 WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 994 MB. MEANWHILE...A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE AND THEN DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST S. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST S. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF 176W...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 176W...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 40 KT EARLY THIS MORNING E OF 173W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF 167W...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 167W...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 212301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-221400- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E MOVES TO 61N 180 THU AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 50N 169E THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$
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 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN CENTERED JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THIS PATTERN IS NOW SLOWLY PROGRESSING EASTWARD WITH THE RIDGE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY MONDAY. THE CURRENT UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE GULF WILL WEAKEN AS THE RIDGE BECOMES THE DOMINATE FEATURE OVER THE STATE IN THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE LIES THE NEXT FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE LOW COMPLEX IS WELL WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA BUT THE FRONT WILL MAKE IT INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE STEADILY EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MONDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS ARE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW IN THE GULF. SOME OF THESE COULD CHANCE TO SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND THIS LOW WILL MOVE UP ALONG THE COAST BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN INTO THE COOK INLET AND KODIAK AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE AFTERNOON FORECAST WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT IN THE ENTIRE COOK INLET REGION DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THIS EASTERLY WAVE. CLEARING SKIES IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA MAY DROP TEMPERATURES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AGAIN OVERNIGHT IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF STRATUS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA WHICH IS ENHANCED BY THE COLD AIR FLOWING OFF THE ICE EDGE WHICH IS UNUSUALLY EXTENSIVE AND FAR SOUTH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY. THE RIDGE WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD REACHING THE ALCAN BORDER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP MOST OF THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE IN SPRINGLIKE WEATHER DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. A STRONG FRONT WITH DEEP MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE RIDGE AND BRING PRECIPITATION BACK INTO THE AREA LATER IN THE WEEK. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. APR 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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