Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 577, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 11, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Sep 11, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121148 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130200- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 MB LOW NEAR 58N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE TO 53N 162W ON SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE MID ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY MORNING. ON MONDAY MORNING A 987 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 57N 169E. $$ 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 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. $$
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 11, 12:30 PM AKDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 12:30 PM AKDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1230 PM AKDT FRI SEP 11 2009 CORRECTED TYPOS .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. UPPER LEVEL LOW IS IN THE MIDST OF OPENING UP INTO A TROUGH AND EXITING TO THE NORTHEAST WHILE THE SURFACE LOW DRIFTS OFF TO THE NORTH. A TIGHT GRADIENT REMAIN AROUND THE NORTH TO WEST SIDE OF THE LOW...WITH OBSERVATIONS AND QUIKSCAT WINDS INDICATING A SOLID GALE WITH A SMALL AREA OF STORM FORCE WINDS OFF THE COAST OF CAPE SUCKLING. MIDDLETON ISLAND SHOWS THE BULK OF RAIN ROTATING THROUGH CORDOVA INTO SOUTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THERE IS ALSO SOME RAIN OR SHOWERS ALONG THE REMNANTS OF THE OCCLUSION WHICH EXTEND NORTHWESTWARD FROM THE NORTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND TO ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. IT IS TURNING OUT TO BE A NICE ACROSS OTHER PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AS EVIDENCED BY VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY WHICH SHOWS AN AREA OF CLEARING FROM THE COPPER BASIN TO ANCHORAGE...CAUSED BY THE SHIFT IN MEAN FLOW FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST. AN AREA OF STRATUS AND FOG HAS SETTLED IN ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND EASTERN BERING UNDERNEATH A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE. OUT WEST A LONG-WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO THE CENTRAL BERING...WITH MULTIPLE WEAK LOWS EMBEDDED WITHIN. OF MOST PERTINENCE TO ALASKA WEATHER IS A 990S SURFACE LOW A FEW HUNDRED MILES NORTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS ENTIRE SYSTEM IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH CONTINUED DIFFERENCES IN EXACT LOW POSITIONS WHICH FOR THE MOST PART HAVE VERY LITTLE IMPACT ON THE OPERATIONAL FORECAST. THERE IS ALSO GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY...SO WILL STICK CLOSE TO CURRENT FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE SURFACE LOW WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...KEEPING MOST OF THE STEADY RAIN OR SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST. THE REMNANTS OF THE OCCLUSION ALONG WITH A WEAK UPPER SHORT-WAVE SITTING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT AND COMBINE WITH MARGINAL INSTABILITY (PRODUCED BY LOW-LEVEL HEATING IN SUNSHINE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WITH FAIRLY COLD AIR ALOFT) TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. THE BERING SEA SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE EASTERN BERING SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC BY MONDAY. WEAK UPPER WAVES ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF INFLUENCE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AIDING IN INITIATION OF A FEW SHOWERS. HOWEVER...WITH GENERALLY WEAK DYNAMICS AND INSTABILITY THERE SHOULD STILL BE PERIODS OF SUN AS WELL. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT STRATUS AND FOG INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. THE FLOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL SHIFT FROM DUE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WHICH WILL SHOULD ALLOW STRATUS TO MAKE IT INTO DILLINGHAM AND KING SALMON. THE BERING SEA SYSTEM WILL THEN QUICKLY BRING RAIN INTO THE REGION SATURDAY. AS THE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD SUNDAY AND WINDS SHIFT TO OFFSHORE THINGS WILL START TO IMPROVE...ALTHOUGH UPPER WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN A THREAT OF SHOWERS THROUGH MONDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS THE LOW MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING ON SATURDAY A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING AHEAD OF ANOTHER STORM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST PACIFIC. THIS WILL INTENSIFY NORTHERLIES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM...AFFECTING THE CENTRAL BERING DOWN ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY. THE NEXT STORM WILL THEN QUICKLY MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE SUNDAY AND TAKE A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST...GOOD MODEL CONTINUITY WITH SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES CONTINUE THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC MID WEEK WHILE THE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC EARLY IN THE WEEK LIFTS BACK NORTHWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL (AS RIDGE BUILDS DOWNSTREAM). THUS...BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK A SINGLE HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH WILL BE CENTERED OVER WESTERN ALASKA...RESULTING IN A SHOWERY REGIME AND A BREAK FROM MAJOR STORMS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...171 172 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB SEP 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 min | |
| Sep 11, 5:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 11, 5:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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