Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 378, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 3, 2009, 4:00 PM 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
- Apr 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
483 FZAK51 PAFC 032314 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-041400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 130 NM EAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1005 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 040038 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 RETRANSMISSION 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. PKZ197-041400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 130 NM EAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1005 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040056 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 UPDATED 121 125 129 138 141 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. PKZ197-041400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 130 NM EAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1005 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 450 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041108 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 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. PKZ197-050200- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 996 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1011 MB SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS WEST THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND ENDING THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 042322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 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. PKZ197-051400- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1014 MB SUN EVENING THEN DISSIPATING SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 4 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 3, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND
THEN STEADILY BECOME MORE SUSPECT TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE
GFS MODEL HAS BEEN SHOWING GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY THE LAST THREE
MODEL RUNS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE JET STREAM IS BETWEEN
THESE TOW FEATURES IS APPROACHING 150 KT AT 250 MB AND WILL INCREASE
SOME OVER THE NEXT DAY. THE JET HAS A FAIRLY HIGH AMPLITUDE AS IT
CURVES AROUND THE RIDGE. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST UNTIL THE UPPER
RIDGE IS PUSHED SOUTH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY.
SURFACE...A DOUBLE CENTERED LOW WITH ONE CENTER IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND THE OTHER CONSIDERABLY SOUTH OF THERE IS BRINGING A LARGE AMOUNT
OF MOISTURE INTO THE GULF REGION. PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE TIGHT AROUND
THE GULF COAST THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH THIS LOW COMPLEX. AN
INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH IS PROTRUDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND
WILL EDGE INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN OVERNIGHT.
A STRONG LOW IS ALSO RESIDING SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND
WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY.
BETWEEN THESE TWO LOWS IS A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE THIS
WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW IN THE GULF HAS
BROUGHT A STRONG FRONT TO THE KODIAK ISLAND REGION AND ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
HAS NOT BEEN QUITE TO THE POINT OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BUT THE WINDS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THE EVENING. COLD ADVECTION WILL
ALSO INCREASE AND DROP THE TEMPERATURE...THEREFORE THERE IS STILL A
GOOD CHANCE OF THE BLIZZARD PANNING OUT.
AN ITEM TO WATCH IN THE COOK INLET REGION IS WHETHER THE INVERTED
TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO BRING SNOW BACK INTO ANCHORAGE AND COOK INLET
THIS EVENING AS THE LOW IN THE GULF MOVES EASTWARD.
SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE BRISTOL BAY AREA BUT GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SNOW IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL TURN TO RAIN IN THE WARM ADVECTION
WITH THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD
EASTWARD AND REACH THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...STILL EXPECTING THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN TO SLOW
IN RESPONSE TO AMPLIFYING JET STREAM. FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE
WEEK...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE BERING. THE
MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST IN THE LONG TERM LOOKS TO BE THE LARGE
LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 171.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 150 155 170 172 175 176 185.
STORM 132.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 140 165.
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 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:20 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:50 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 6:13 AM AKDT | Flash Flood Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Apr 4, 6:28 AM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Apr 4, 1:11 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 3 hr |
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