Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 452, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 3, 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
- Jun 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 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 032300 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 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. PKZ499-041400- 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 999 LOW NEAR 48N 160W WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR 55N 166W AT 989 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR 61N 170W AT 993 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-041400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ412-041400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ413-041400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ414-041400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 041132 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050200- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 53N 163W WILL MOVE TO 64N 175W AT 997 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A 1002 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 169E SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ412-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT E OF 174W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ413-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ414-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 041800 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1000 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 412. 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. PKZ499-050200- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 53N 163W WILL MOVE TO 64N 175W AT 997 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A 1002 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 169E SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ412-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT E OF 174W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF 174W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ413-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ414-050200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 042305 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051400- 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 56N 168W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 64N 180 AT 997 MB FRI NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INTO SIBERIA SAT AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 997 MB NEAR 54N 173E SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ412-051400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ413-051400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ414-051400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 051143 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 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. PKZ499-060200- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 58N 172W WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN SIBERIA BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB NEAR 56N 165E WILL MOVE TO 52N 172E AT 999 MB SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-060200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-060200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 .TODAY...W OF 174W...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 174W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-060200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-060200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 052304 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-061400- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 61N 174W WILL MOVE TO 63N 176W AND THEN OVER EASTERN RUSSIA SAT. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 56N 169E WILL MOVE TO 53N 172E SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 48N 175E SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-061400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ412-061400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-061400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-061400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 061110 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 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. PKZ499-070200- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR 64N 177W WILL MOVE INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 55N 170E WILL MOVE TO 51N 176W AT 997 MB BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW NEAR 44N 167W WILL MOVE TO 56N 162W BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...S TO W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-070200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 Jun 3, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 CORRECTED TYPO LONG TERM FORECAST... .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... IN THE UPPER LVLS A TROF IS DRAPED THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS. A SHORTWAVE IS ROTATING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE SOUTHEAST AND DEEPENING THE MENTIONED TROF. AN UPPER RIDGE IS ALIGNED FROM SE AK INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND SLOWLY RETREATING EAST. AT THE SURFACE A LOW ABOUT 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING IS DEEPENING AND MOVING NORTH. AN ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE FRONT IS ADVANCING NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE AKPEN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ALSO A WEAK LOW JUST WEST OF ST MATTHEWS ISLAND IS MOVING NORTH TOWARDS EASTERN SIBERIA AND QUICKLY FILLING. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN ACCEPTABLE AGREEMENT CAPTURING THE MAJOR FEATURES THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND. CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES ARISING HOWEVER BY SUNDAY WITH THE EC SOLUTION DEVELOPING A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND THE GFS A WEAK WAVE. THOUGH THE EC DEPICTED THIS LOW FOR TWO STRAIGHT RUNS...ITS MOST PRIOR RUN TO RUN VERIFICATION HAD BEEN FAIRLY POOR AND AS SUCH STEERED CLEAR OF ITS GUIDANCE. HOWEVER THE 06Z GFS RUN IS NOW CAPTURING A STRONGER LOW ALBEIT FURTHER EAST. IF THE SUCCESSIVE MORNING RUNS CONTINUE THIS TREND...REVISIONS TO THE MID-RANGE FORECAST WILL BE NEEDED. IN GENERAL THE GFS AND NAM INITIALIZED SATISFACTORILY AND WERE EMPLOYED IN THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES AS UPPER RIDGE REMAINS PREDOMINANT. UPPER RIDGE IS RETREATING EAST THOUGH AND AN INFLUX OF CLOUDINESS/MOISTURE SHOULD RETARD FIRE WX THREAT SOMEWHAT BY FRIDAY. RAIN TO OVERSPREAD KODIAK AS FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY. FRONT TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NW GULF/COOK INLET...BUT RESIDUAL PRECIPITATION MAY STILL REACH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL/MATANUSKA VALLEY LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SOUTHWEST... RAIN ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW ACROSS SOUTHWEST AK ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT TO YIELD GALE FORCE WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS LOW PUSHES NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CHAIN. LOW WILL YIELD RAIN AND FOG ACROSS THE PRIBILOFFS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... FORECAST CHALLENGES TO FOCUS ON THE SERIES OF DISTURBANCES AND WAVES EJECTING THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS AND TOWARDS THE MAINLAND NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...138 150 155 160 165 170 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING...141 JAM JUN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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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.