Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 447, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 22, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 38 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 22, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2009, 6:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-230200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL BECOME A 1002 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW 270 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1012 MB 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT THEN DRIFT SOUTHEASTWARD AND DISSIPATE BY SAT EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 222305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAKENING LOW COMPLEX OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS DISSIPATES SATURDAY NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW MOVES TO 490 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-231400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-231400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-231400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-231400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-231400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-231400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231129 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-240200- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME WELL ESTABLISHED OVER THE BERING SEA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW WILL BE 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-240200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-240200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-240200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-240200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-240200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-240200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ARE REASONABLE WITH THE NAM SLIGHTLY BETTER ON POSITION OF LOW CENTER OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA. FORECAST TRENDS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT AND REASONABLE. THE GFS/ECMWF HAVE CONVERGED TOWARD A COMMON SOLUTION WITH THE LOW THAT ENTERS THE SW GULF TONIGHT. OVERALL...WILL LEAN WITH THE GFS AND MAKE SOME SHORT TERM ADJUSTMENTS WITH NAM. .UPPER LEVELS...BLOCKING PATTERN IS STILL FORECAST TO SET UP ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO AND HOLD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER CENTER HAS MOVED JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN AK PEN THIS MORNING. THIS LOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO BECOME CUT-OFF FROM THE WESTERLIES FRI AND SHOULD LINGER IN THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH AND WEAKEN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA BUILDS WEST AND SETS UP OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR/ARCTIC OCEAN FRI AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER THE BERING SEA LATE FRI AFTER A SHORT WAVE MOVES SE ACROSS THE BERING SEA. THIS RIDGE WILL LINK UP WITH HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN MAINLAND FRI NIGHT/SAT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...WEAK LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING IS WORKING ITS WAY TOWARD KODIAK. CENTER WILL LIKELY BRING SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO THE NORTHERN COASTAL MARINE AREAS TONIGHT AND SPREAD RAIN/SHOWERS ALONG COASTAL LOCALS/KODIAK ISLAND. GENERAL PATTERN WITH A THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR WITH A RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MESOSCALE WINDS LIKELY TO BE STRONGEST OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY WITH A COMBINATION OF STRONG ISALLOBARIC PRESSURE RISES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND STRENGTHENING INTERIOR THERMAL TROUGH. ALTHOUGH THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN SOME THIS WEEKEND...THE NORTHERN GULF RIDGE SHOULD WEAKEN SOME...THE RESULTANT AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS SHOULD SOMEWHAT LESS. CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE UNSTABLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH INTENSIFYING INTERIOR THERMAL TROUGH. THAT SAID...STABILITY INDICES POINT TOWARD THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN/SUSITNA VALLEY FRI. THUNDERSTORMS A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD AND INTRUDING INTO THE NORTHERN MAT ON SAT. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...NOT BIG CHANGES HERE. THERMAL TROUGH STRENGTHENS OVER THE INTERIOR. AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLY TODAY WILL SPREAD TO THE DELTA FRI AND INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY ON SAT. .BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AK PEN...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA/EAST-CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE BERING SEA SAT AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG ZONES 101 111 AND 141. RMC MAY 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| May 22, 7:37 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 38 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.