Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 430, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 31, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2009, 6:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 312306 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 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. PKZ499-011400- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 55N 177E WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 60N 162W AT 1008 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-011400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-011400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-011400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-011400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 5:30 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 31, 5:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 31, 5:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 9:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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