Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 538, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 2, 2009, 7:50 PM AKDT. It was in force for 20 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
- Aug 2, 2009, 7:50 PM AKDT (03:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030353 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 750 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 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. PKZ199-031400- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 LOW 90 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB 120 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 997 MB NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF SAINT GEORGE TUE AFTERNOON. 1002 MB LOW 550 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 750 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FOR TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FOR TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FOR TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 031133 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040200- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 320 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 290 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1005 MB TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 998 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-040200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-040200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF CAPE MENDENHALL...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF CAPE MENDENHALL...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S OF CAPE MENDENHALL...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF CAPE MENDENHALL...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF UNALASKA...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF UNALASKA...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ON THE BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-040200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SEGUAM ISLAND W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SEGUAM ISLAND E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...OTHERWISE 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-040200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-040200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 032302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 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. PKZ199-041400- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK TUE NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT PAUL AT 999 MB TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 1000 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-041400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-041400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-041400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-041400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-041400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-041400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-041400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-041400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-041400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-041400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 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 Aug 2, 5:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 5:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL...A SHORT WAVE OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST INTO NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. A RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND CENTRAL MAINLAND. AN UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHEAST BERING SEA EXTENDS A TROUGH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A GOOD SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING MOIST AIR INTO WESTERN ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...A RIDGE PERSISTS OVER THE GULF AND CENTRAL MAINLAND. A LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING IS MOVING A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA COAST AND HAS BROUGHT RAIN INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA, WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST OF SLEETMUTE. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT THOUGH THE GFS HAS BEEN HANDLING THE STORMS OVER THE BERING SEA BETTER THAN THE OTHER MODELS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... UPPER LEVEL...THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND CENTRAL MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MONDAY THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND THE YUKON TERRITORY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHEAST BERING WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MONDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH, STRENGTHEN AND BECOME THE DOMINANT SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEAST BERING TUESDAY NIGHT. AT THE SURFACE...THE RIDGE OVER THE GULF AND CENTRAL MAINLAND WILL FLATTEN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. THE WEAK LOW EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NORTH OF SAINT PAUL MONDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKAN COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE NORTH AND DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH TO LIE NEAR THE PRIBILOFS TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH WITH THIS SECOND LOW INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY AFTERNOON, INTO BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR TUESDAY EVENING, BUT WILL REMAIN INTACT OVER THE GULF AS A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPS EAST OF KODIAK TUESDAY NIGHT. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY BUT CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY TUESDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE REGION WILL BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AS THE FRONT WEAKENS MONDAY MORNING. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO ROLL IN OFF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT. BERING SEA...MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE CENTERED AROUND THE LOWS OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER LOW DROPPING OUT OF THE EASTERN SIBERIA WILL PRODUCE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST INTO WESTERN CANADA FRIDAY. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE SE BERING WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEAKER LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE LOW WEDNESDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRIDAY. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE MAINLAND BY FRIDAY. THE CLOUDY WET WEATHER OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AK DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 160 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM AUG 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 3, 1:49 PM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 18 hr |
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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.