Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 576, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 10, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 102307 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-111400- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 52N 176E WILL MOVE TO 57N 180 FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 56N 169W SAT AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ411-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E OF 176W...S WIND 30 KT. W OF 176W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 111150 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120200- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 166E WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB AND MOVE TO 57N 177W BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 54N 163W BY SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TODAY...S OF 56N...SW WIND 30 KT. N OF 56N...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 112313 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-121400- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 57N 179E WILL MOVE TO 57N 171W SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 51N 158W AT 995 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. $$ PKZ411-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 56 N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. N OF 56N...NE WIND 1O TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF 176W...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. E OF 176W...SW WIND 2O TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121148 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130200- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 58N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE TO 53N 162W ON SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE MID ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY MORNING. ON MONDAY MORNING A 987 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 57N 169E. $$ PKZ411-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 T0 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-130200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 167W. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 122322 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-131400- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 NEAR 57N 170W WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR 52N 157W SUN AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING MON. A 994 MB LOW EAST OF HOKKAIDO WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB NEAR 56N 172E MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N TO NW WIND 10 TO 25 KT...STRONGEST E. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 176E. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF 178W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-131400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING W OF 168W. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131145 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-140200- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 164W WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SUNDAY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. SUNDAY NIGHT A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 165E. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 54N 175E BY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 131719 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 920 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 UPDATED ZONES 412 413 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-140200- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 55N 164W WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SUNDAY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. SUNDAY NIGHT A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 165E. IT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 54N 175E BY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 920 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 920 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-140200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 920 AM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 132313 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-141400- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 50N 160E STRENGTHENS TO 981 MB NEAR 55N 171E MON AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKENS TO 996 MB TUE AFTERNOON NEAR 53N 179E. $$ PKZ411-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-141400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT BECOMING 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141134 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-150200- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 54N 168E WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 52N 173W BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT SOUTH OF 55N DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NORTH OF 55 N...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SOUTH OF 55N... VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 30 KT WEST OF 175W DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF 175W. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT...BECOMING E DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 141206 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 413 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-150200- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 54N 168E WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 52N 173W BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT SOUTH OF 55N DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NORTH OF 55 N...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SOUTH OF 55N... VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 30 KT WEST OF 175W DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF 175W. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT EAST OF 175W DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT...BECOMING E DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-150200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000
FZAK62 PAFC 142304
OFFALU
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA
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.
PKZ499-151400-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 987 MB LOW NEAR 54N 173E WILL MOVE TO 53N 178W TUE AFTERNOON
AND THEN TO 51N 165W WED AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH.
$$
PKZ411-151400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
.TONIGHT...
NORTH OF 56N...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
SOUTH OF 56N...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG
AND RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$
PKZ412-151400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO
15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
$$
PKZ413-151400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
$$
PKZ414-151400-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 14 2009
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
$$000 FZAK62 PAFC 151156 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-160200- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 54N 177E WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 51N 165W BY WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES IN THE NORTH PACIFIC BY THU MORNING. BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN WED AND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-160200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT EAST OF 167W. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 152311 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-161400- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 176W WILL MOVE TO 51N 165W WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE WED AFTERNOON. BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ411-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-161400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 161155 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-170200- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 991 MB LOW NEAR 51N 169W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 50N 159W WED EVENING. BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL THEN PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-170200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Sep 10, 1:40 PM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 1:40 PM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
140 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LARGE DEEP UPPER LOWS ARE NOW LOCATED
JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH RIDGING IN BETWEEN OVER THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA. SURFACE REFLECTION OF THE GULF LOW IS NOW BOTTOMING
OUT IN THE UPPER 960S. A SIGNIFICANT UPPER WAVE IN THE NORTHEAST
SECTOR OF THE LOW IS TRACKING NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF (ALONG
WITH THE SURFACE FRONTAL SYSTEM WHICH IS SIMILARLY LOCATED).
MIDDLETON ISLAND SHOWS MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION SPREADING
WESTWARD ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. OFFSHORE FLOW AHEAD OF THE
FRONT IS HELPING TO MITIGATE THE INTENSITY OF THE RAIN IN SOME
COASTAL LOCATIONS. QUIKSCAT WINDS FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING SHOW
A BAND OF GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AROUND THE
ENTIRE GULF COAST. SEAS ARE RAPIDLY BUILDING WITH WAVE HEIGHTS
TOPPING 20 FEET AS OF NOON.
OUT WEST...THE FORMER TROPICAL SYSTEM WAS ABSORBED INTO A FRONTAL
SYSTEM AND HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE NOW
INTO THE 980S. HOWEVER...WITH RIDGING TO THE EAST IT IS STILL A
VERY STRONG FRONT. OBSERVATIONS FROM SHEMYA AND BUOY 46071 INDICATE
MAX GALES JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS IT PUSHES TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SMALL DIFFERENCES CONTINUE IN TRACK OF LOW
ACROSS THE GULF...WITH THE GFS BEING THE BIGGEST OUTLIER AMONG
THE GROUP OF FOUR MODELS (GFS/NAM/UKMET/ECMWF). WILL STICK WITH
A BLEND OF CURRENT FORECAST COMBINED WITH AVERAGE POSITION OF
THE OTHER THREE MODELS. GFS IS ALSO QUICKEST IN TRACKING THE
LOW INLAND. ALL MODELS AGREE THE UPPER LOW/TROUGH WILL LIFT
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE YUKON...SO THERE IS SUPPORT FOR MOVING
THE SURFACE LOW WITH IT...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE GFS IS SHOWING
ITS NORMAL BIAS OF BEING TOO FAST WITH THESE CASES. THE TIMING
OF THIS WILL DETERMINE WHEN THE STRONG EASTERLIES ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST DIE DOWN. PREFER A TIMING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
THE GFS AND NAM SOLUTIONS.
MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS OUT WEST WITH HANDLING OF FRONTAL
LOW AND INTERACTION WITH MAIN UPPER CENTER AS IT TRANSITIONS FROM
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. THE 00Z/10 GFS
LOOKS LIKE IT WAS AN OUTLIER IN COMPLETELY DISSIPATING FRONTAL LOW
AND MOVING IN SURFACE LOW FROM KAMCHATKA. PREFER THE SOLUTION THAT
THE ECMWF HAS BEEN ADVERTISING THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND WHICH THE
12Z GFS AGREES WITH...WEAKENING THE FRONTAL LOW BUT THEN DEEPENING
IT AS THE UPPER CENTER MOVES OVERHEAD. SO...NEW FORECAST WILL BE A
BLEND OF CURRENT FORECAST WITH THE 12Z GFS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BIGGEST CONCERN WITH THE GULF LOW REMAINS
WINDS. THE SURFACE OCCLUSION WILL PUSH WESTWARD TO COOK INLET
TONIGHT. RAPID PRESSURE RISES OF 1.5 MILLIBARS PER HOUR OR GREATER
WILL OCCUR BEHIND. A BARRIER JET WILL ALSO SET UP ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST. CURRENT FORECAST ADVERTIZES THIS FAIRLY WELL...SO WILL
JUST PERFORM SOME FINE-TUNING ON THESE WINDS. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED
TO SEE A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING WARNING LEVEL FROM CORDOVA TO PORTAGE
VALLEY...BUT BASED ON WHAT MODEL WINDS ARE SHOWING IT DOES NOT LOOK
LIKE A FULL BLOWN WARNING EVENT. ALSO, AS THE FLOW SHIFTS FROM
NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO SOUTHEAST BEHIND THE FRONT RAINFALL
RATES WILL INCREASE IN UPSLOPE FLOW. LOCATIONS ON THE LEE OF THE
KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN RIGHT
AS THE OCCLUSION CROSSES...BUT STRONG SOUTHEASTERLIES BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL QUICKLY SHUT OFF THE RAIN. ONE LARGE CHANGE TO THE
FORECAST WILL BE TO BRING CATEGORICAL RAIN INTO THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW IS FAVORABLE FOR
PRECIPITATION THERE AND MULTIPLE UPPER WAVES WILL ROTATE INTO THIS
REGION FROM THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS AND RAIN WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY AS
THE SYSTEM WEAKENS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF...WITH THE BULK OF RAIN
AND WIND REMAINING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. AS THE SYSTEM EXITS
SATURDAY THE BERING TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO INFLUENCE SOUTHCENTRAL...SO
CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AGAIN. THINGS SHOULD
THEN START TO DRY OUT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS THE BERING LOW DROPS
INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. IT TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT HOW THIS
SYSTEM WILL AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE UPPER WAVES
WILL MAKE THERE WAY UP TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL EARLY TO MID WEEK.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE REMNANTS OF THE OCCLUSION MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BRING SOME RAIN TO AREAS ALONG THE WEST SIDE
OF THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
MEANWHILE...ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN
AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH
THE BERING LOW WILL THEN BRING RAIN TO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DRYING SHOULD COMMENCE FOR THE BEGINNING
OF THE NEW WEEK AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS TO THE SOUTH AND A RIDGE
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE FRONT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL QUICKLY
WEAKEN TONIGHT AS IT STRETCHES OUT. HOWEVER...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
PERSIST AS THE WEAKENING FRONTAL LOW STRENGTHENS AGAIN OVER THE
CENTRAL SEA. AS THE LOW TRACKS TO THE EASTERN BERING SATURDAY A
RIDGE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND IT AND A BIT OF ARCTIC AIR WILL ADVECT
SOUTHWARD BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOW. WITH PROGRESSIVE UPPER
FLOW...ANOTHER MAJOR STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND
ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS BERING SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC THIS WEEKEND RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER WESTERN CONUS AND
CANADA AND THEN CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
SHORT-WAVES ROTATE UP THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE TROUGH. THIS WILL
BRING AN END TO THE PROGRESSIVE WAVE PATTERN. SO...THERE IS SOME
CONFIDENCE IN MEDIUM RANGE MODELS WHICH INDICATE THE SYSTEM
ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING LATE THIS WEEKEND MERGING WITH THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW MID WEEK TO FORM ONE HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH
CENTERED AROUND 160W BY THE END OF THE WEEK. SO...AS ONE WOULD
EXPECT THIS TIME OF YEAR...WEATHER WILL REMAIN ACTIVE ACROSS
MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120.
GALE WARNING...125 129 130 132 150 172 175 176 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB SEP 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 10, 9:35 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Sep 10, 10:30 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Sep 10, 10:35 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Sep 10, 10:35 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 11, 11:15 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr |
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