Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 459, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 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. PKZ197-040200- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE NW GULF THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PREDOMINANT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. $$ PKZ120-040200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-040200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-040200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-040200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-040200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...SW THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031216 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 CORRECTED 125 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. PKZ197-040200- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE NW GULF THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PREDOMINANT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. $$ PKZ120-040200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-040200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-040200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-040200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-040200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...SW THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031251 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 CORRECTED 140 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. PKZ197-040200- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE NW GULF THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PREDOMINANT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. $$ PKZ120-040200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-040200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-040200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND WAVES S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-040200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-040200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040038 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 CORRECTION TO ZONE 125 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 WED JUN 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF PERSISTS THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-041400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-041400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ125-041400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-041400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-041400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-041400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-041400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-041400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 3 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jun 2, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT TUE JUN 2 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER AIR... THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE RIDGE OVER EASTERN MAINLAND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND CONTINUES TO FORM A BLOCKING PATTERN TO THE STORMS IN THE BERING SEA. A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH CONTINUES TO BE ANCHORED OVER THE BERING SEA BY UPPER LOWS OVER SIBERIA AND THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL HAD NOT MOVED MUCH IN THE FEW DAYS AND HAD SPREAD A LITTLE MORE TO THE WEST. A BROAD LOW COMPLEX CENTERED SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA HAS NOT MOVED MUCH SINCE YESTERDAY. A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO BRING AREAS OF RAIN TO KODIAK ISLAND, BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE SURFACE HIGH OVER THE GULF SLOWLY WEAKENING TO A RIDGE AND A LOW COMPLEX OVER SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SHIFTING EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN TURNING NORTH INTO THE AKPEN THURSDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL AND GULF... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL RESULT IN GENERALLY FAIR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CLOUDS AND RAIN OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE COOK INLET WILL BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE HIGH SPREAD INTO THESE AREAS. OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... TEMPERATURES APPROACHING EIGHTY DEGREES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE DANGER. ACCORDINGLY...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY. .SOUTHWEST... RAIN OVER THE AREA WILL BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AS HIGHER PRESSURE SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. THE COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL SHIFT EAST TO LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY. A WEATHER FRONT DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH AND BRING MORE RAIN TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN CANADA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY. THE MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SPREAD EAST TO ENCOMPASS THE REST OF MAINLAND ALASKA BY SATURDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 155 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 141 NM JUN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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