Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 494, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 6, 2009, 6:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Jul 6, 2009, 6:20 AM AKDT (14:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061421 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 UPDATED ZONES 170 171 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. PKZ199-070200- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 1000 MB ON TUESDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEWS ISLAND AT 1009 MB EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 620 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 620 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM AMCHITKA W. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT FROM AMCHITKA W. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
376 FZAK52 PAFC 061453 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070200- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 1000 MB ON TUESDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEWS ISLAND AT 1009 MB EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 655 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 620 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 620 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM AMCHITKA W. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT FROM AMCHITKA W. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
160 FZAK52 PAFC 061532 AAC CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 735 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 UPDATED ZONE 171 179 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. PKZ199-070200- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 1000 MB ON TUESDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEWS ISLAND AT 1009 MB EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 655 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 620 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 735 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM AMCHITKA W. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT FROM AMCHITKA W. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 735 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070002 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071400- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL TUESDAY EVENING AT 1005 MB. ON WEDNESDAY...A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 1008 MB. $$ PKZ150-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-071400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-071400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-071400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-071400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-071400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-071400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Jul 6, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... IN THE UPPER-LVLS A HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE AOR. IN THE WEST...A LARGE TROF ENCOMPASSES THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. FURTHER EAST A STRONG UPPER RIDGE IS PREDOMINANT FROM BRISTOL BAY THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AND INTERIOR AK. AT THE SURFACE A LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE SLIPPING INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVING NORTH. ALSO A RATHER WEAK TROF IS SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF AK. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT CAPTURING THE MAJOR FEATURES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AND MID-RANGE FORECAST PERIODS. THE MORE SIZABLE DIFFERENCES APPEAR IN HOW LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS DEVELOP OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS LATE IN THE WEEK. THE EC FAVORS A STRONG AND CONSOLIDATED LOW WHILE THE GFS FEATURES MULTIPLE WEAKER LOWS. THE GFS/NAM WERE EMPLOYED FOR THE SHORT-TERM AND EARLY MID-RANGE FORECASTS. THE EC WAS FAVORED IN THE LONGER TERM DUE TO CONSISTENCY AND A SLOWER PATTERN TRANSITION GIVEN THE AMPLIFIED FEATURES PREDOMINANT ACROSS THE AOR. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... FAIR WEATHER FOR THE BULK OF ZONE THROUGH THE MID-WEEK...FEATURING WARM...DRY AND HAZY CONDITIONS. ISOLATED INSTABILITY SHOWERS AND T-STORMS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. SMOKE FROM FOREST FIRES IN THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 3 MILES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. .SOUTHWEST... PATCHY FOG DURING THE MORNINGS ALONG THE AK PENINSULA AND KUSKOWIM DELTA...OTHERWISE GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER THROUGH THE ZONE...WITH HAZY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER THE KUSKOWIM VALLEY AND INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... PERIODS OF RAIN TAPERING TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFFS AS LOW AND FRONT PASS THROUGH. GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS DIMINISHING TUESDAY AS THE LOW WEAKENS IN THE NORTHERN BERING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... STRONG UPPER-RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND AND TROF OVER THE BERING/ALEUTIANS HOLDING STEADY THROUGH THE WEEK. SOME SLIGHT DE-AMPLIFICATION OF THE PATTERN BY NEXT WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE JAM JUL 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 6, 7:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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