Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 374, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 1, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Apr 1, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 012300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 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. PKZ197-021400- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 115 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR TOKSOOK BAY AT 1008 MB WED NIGHT. A 998 MB 400 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WED NIGHT LOW WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-021400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-021400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-021400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-021400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 021155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 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. PKZ197-030200- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 670 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 525 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK EARLY SAT MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL FORM 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM EAST OF SITKINAK EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-030200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-030200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...WIND BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-030200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-030200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-030200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 022342 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 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. PKZ197-031400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 998 MB FRI NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-031400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-031400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-031400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-031400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031131 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 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. PKZ197-040200- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1011 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING AND 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-040200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .TODAY...E WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-040200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-040200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 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 | 3 days | |
| 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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