Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 541, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 4, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 4, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041130 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 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. PKZ197-050200- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. A 1012 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WED MORNING AND MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD AT 1013 MB LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-050200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CANINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-050200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-050200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-050200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-050200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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448 FZAK51 PAFC 042243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 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. PKZ197-051400- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WED. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT AND DISSIPATE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLAND NORTHWEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
570 FZAK51 PAFC 042253 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 CORRECT ZONE 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. PKZ197-051400- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WED. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT AND DISSIPATE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLAND NORTHWEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND... NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050153 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 550 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 UPDATED ZONE 141 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. PKZ197-051400- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WED. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT AND DISSIPATE NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-051400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ130-051400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLAND NORTHWEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-051400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-051400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND... NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-051400- KACHEMAK BAY 550 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051145 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 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. PKZ197-060200- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF WED EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-060200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-060200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-060200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-060200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 3, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... ALOFT...RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE ALASKA MAINLAND WITH A DEEP TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AN UPPER LOW SITTING IN THE BASE OF THE TROUGH IS CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. VARIOUS SHORTWAVES ARE ROTATING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER LOW. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS WEAKENING...WHILE A LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF. ANOTHER LOW EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY IS CURRENTLY SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN WHILE MERGING WITH THE LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO ARISE CONCERNING THE EVOLUTION OF THE LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING...AS WELL AS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE RIDGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. GENERALLY EXPECTING FLOW TO BECOME PROGRESSIVE OVER THE AREA AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH THE RIDGE SLIPPING EASTWARD INTO CANADA WHILE LOW PRESSURE MEANDERS IN THE BERING. THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WAS CONSTRUCTED USING THE GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... AS THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND TOMORROW RAIN WILL BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE REGION. GUSTY GAP WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE AROUND THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVIEST RAIN WILL IMPACT KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT...SPREADING INTO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA TOMORROW. LIGHTER RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THE POSSIBILITY OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED ALONG THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TOMORROW AND PERHAPS WEDNESDAY AS MOISTURE WILL REMAIN LOW AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW. .SOUTHWEST... CONTINUED COOL AND WET THROUGH MIDWEEK AS SOUTHERLY FLOW REMAINS OVER THE REGION. BULK OF RAIN WILL FALL ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS...AS THE LOW MOVING NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING PUSHES A FRONT INTO SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ALONG THE COAST THROUGH TOMORROW. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES AS VARIOUS LOWS IMPACT THE ISLANDS. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL BE CLEARING OUT OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE EASTERN ISLANDS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING...BULK OF PRECIP WILL BE FELT IN THE PRIBILOFS. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE MEANDERING AROUND THE BERING THROUGH MIDWEEK...KEEPING SHOWERS AROUND THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ISLANDS. THE WESTERN ISLANDS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY AS BULK OF MOISTURE REMAINS TO THE EAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AS FLOW BECOMES INCREASINGLY PROGRESSIVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...EXPECT A RETURN TO MORE UNSETTLED AND COOLER WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. TIMING OF INDIVIDUAL TROUGH AND SHORT WAVE PASSAGES IS UNCERTAIN THIS FAR OUT...SO CONFIDENCE IS LOW REGARDING INDIVIDUAL DETAILS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 160. FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 141. NRH AUG 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 3, 4:05 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 4, 7:34 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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