Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 437, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 28, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- May 28, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 282304 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 28 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. PKZ499-291400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW AT 48N 173E THURSDAY EVENING MOVES TO 43N 176W SATURDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS AT 51N 173W FRIDAY NIGHT AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW AT 50N 165W SATURDAY NIGHT BECOMES THE DOMINANT LOW CENTER AS IT MOVES TO 52N 170W SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 28 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 28 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-291400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 291152 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-300200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW AT 48N 172E WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AT 987 MB SUN NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 50N 176W WILL DISSIPATE WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY SUN NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 52N 164W SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-300200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-300200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-300200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-300200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 292321 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 29 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. PKZ499-301400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB NEAR ATKA REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 990 MB LOW AT 50N 165W SAT NIGHT MOVES TO NEAR UMNAK ISLAND SUN. $$ PKZ411-301400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-301400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-301400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-301400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 301140 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-310200- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL DISSIPATE WHILE REMAINING STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW NEAR 51N 167W SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA AT 991 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-310200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-310200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-310200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-310200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 302311 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 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. PKZ499-311400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LARGE 991 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 49N 174W WILL PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH MONDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IN BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING MOVES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND WEAKENS. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND WEAKENS ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-311400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-311400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-311400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ414-311400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 302348 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-311400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LARGE 991 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 49N 174W WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IN BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING MOVES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND WEAKENS. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND WEAKENS ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-311400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-311400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-311400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ414-311400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 311116 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 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. PKZ499-010200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 51N 169W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 49N 176W AT 993 MB MON NIGHT. A SERIES OF FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-010200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-010200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-010200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-010200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 .TODAY...NE TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 May 28, 4:49 AM AKDT, 11 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 4:49 AM AKDT, 11 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKDT WED MAY 27 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A STACKED UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHWEST AK REMAINS STALLED. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS DRAPED ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR TO THE WEST. STATIONARY LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND FILL. A SURFACE RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A POTENT STACKED LOW CENTERED TO THE WEST OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOW CLOUDS AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE STILL SHOWING AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM EVOLUTION OF THE RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE GULF BY FRI NIGHT...AND THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVING SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. SECONDARY LOWS WILL PINWHEEL ACROSS THE ISLANDS AS THE MAIN LOW DRIFTS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC BY THE WEEKEND. MODELS GENERALLY AGREE IN THE LONG TERM BUT BEGIN TO DISAGREE ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW AND ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVES BY MONDAY. THE FORECAST RELIES HEAVILY ON THE GFS THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST... WITH ITS SOLUTION BEING A GOOD COMPROMISE EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... RAIN SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY OVER THE ANCHORAGE BASIN AND ALONG THE GULF COAST. PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE AS THE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION BEGINNING FRIDAY. WEST OF THE FRONT... SOUTHWEST AK SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY DRY WITH THE CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW TO THE WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS SHOULD KEEP SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE CHAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL BECOME STATIONARY SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS AND IMPULSES WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE ISLANDS INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE REGION THROUGH THE SAME PERIOD. FOR SOUTHWEST AK...EXCEPT FOR A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE...LINGERING SHOWERS WILL END BY SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF. DRY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE EN/DS MAY 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.