Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 466, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 13, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 13, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
565 FZAK52 PAFC 132330 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 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. PKZ199-141400- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY THEN WEAKENS ON MONDAY. A 980 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN TO 480 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 979 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-141400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-141400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-141400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-141400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-141400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 140123 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141400- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY THEN WEAKENS ON MONDAY. A 980 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 480 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 979 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-141400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-141400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-141400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-141400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-141400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141107 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 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. PKZ199-150200- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KISKA SUNDAY EVENING AT 980 MB AND THEN TO 500 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MONDAY EVENING AS IT SLOWLY DISSIPATES.. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-150200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-150200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-150200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-150200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-150200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-150200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-150200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-150200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-150200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-150200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-150200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 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 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE. FORECAST TREND WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. MODEL CONSISTENCY OF LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS/AK PEN BEYOND MON CONTINUES TO BE PROBLEMATIC. WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO CURRENT GRIDS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. GRIDS WILL NOT BE MODIFIED BEYOND THIS POINT DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE AND A HOPE TO MAINTAINING SOME CONSISTENCY IN CURRENT FORECAST PRODUCTS. .UPPER LEVELS... LOW OVER THE GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF AND WEAKENS MON AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE MAINLAND. CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A FAIRLY EXTENSIVE AREA OF CLOUDS ALONG A DEFORMATION AXIS EXTENDING FOR WESTERN CANADA TROUGH THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. THIS ZONE MAY WEAKEN SOME AND DRIFT SE THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS DRIFTS SE AND INTENSIFIES THROUGH MON. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH ELONGATES EAST WITH A CENTER DEVELOPING WELL SOUTH OF THE AK PEN SUN NIGHT AND MOVING NORTH MON. A TROUGH MOVING ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA SAT NIGHT DIGS SOUTH TO THE THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON AFTERNOON. .SURFACE SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...A WEAK LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES SLOWLY EAST AND DISSIPATES ON MON. SOME WEAK RIDGING SHOULD CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR DROPS SOUTH AND INTENSIFIES MON. THIS SHOULD ENHANCE AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION THROUGHOUT THE EAST WITH THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY. PRECIPITATION STILL A LITTLE IN QUESTION FOR TONIGHT AS DEFORMATION ZONE PUSHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. EXPECT WILL SEE SHOWERS OR RAIN OVER MUCH OF THE EAST TONIGHT...HIGHER POPS PROBABLY OVER THE COPPER RIVER...THOUGH THE 18Z RUN OF THE NAM IS A LITTLE LESS AGGRESSIVE. AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND SOME FOG WILL LIKELY START THE DAY MON...BUT SHOULD SEE BREAKS IN CLOUDS WITH POTENTIAL FOR SOME SHOWERS. .WEST...THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE SW INTERIOR WEAKENS AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN AT LOWER LEVELS. THIS WILL LIMIT AFTERNOON CONVECTION TO SHOWERS OVER THE INTERIOR. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL INCREASES ACROSS THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY MON AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR INTRUSION IN THE LOWER LAYERS INTENSIFY THE THERMAL TROUGH. STRATUS AND FOG WILL CONTINUE TO BE A AVIATION CONCERN ALONG COASTAL SW ALASKA AS A LIGHT GENERALLY ONSHORE FLOW PERSISTS THROUGH MON MORNING. MODELS ARE STILL HAVING DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THE LOW COMPLEX DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS/AK PEN SUN AND MON...SO CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY LOW. HOWEVER...NO MATTER WHERE THE LOW CENTERS END UP...SHOULD SEE INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SUN AND MON AND ALONG THE AK PEN MON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 172 AND 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE RMC JUN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jun 14, 12:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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