Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 586, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 20, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 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 20, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 202358 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 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. PKZ499-211400- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND MOVE EAST THROUGH MON. A 972 MB LOW WILL NEAR 49N 168E MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 49N 178W AT 975 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 211141 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-220200- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND MOVE EAST THROUGH TUE. A STRONG 963 MB LOW NEAR 47N 163E WILL MOVE NEAR 48N 170W TUE NIGHT AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ411-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT S OF 55N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT S OF 55N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S OF 57N...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 57N...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 212305 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 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. PKZ499-221400- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 MB LOW NEAR 48N 169E WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50N 165W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 221152 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-230200- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 48N 176E WILL MOVE NEAR 53N 160W AT 984 MB WED NIGHT. A DEVELOPING WESTERN BERING LOW WILL BE NEAR 58N 173E WED NIGHT AT 1012 MB. $$ PKZ411-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 222302 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 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. PKZ499-231400- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW AT 48N 174W WILL MOVE TO 50N 163W BY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 55N 155W BY THU AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING WESTERN BERING LOW WILL BE NEAR 58N 175E WED NIGHT AT 1012 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 56N 180 AT 1005 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS EAST OF 177E. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ413-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. RAIN. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF 55N. .WED...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231158 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240200- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING 1017 MB LOW 60N NEAR 172E WILL MOVE TO 55N 178W THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY TO 1003 MB. $$ PKZ411-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF 56N DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 232309 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 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. PKZ499-241400- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1016 MB LOW NEAR 59N 173E WILL MOVE TO 55N 170W AT 1006 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SOUTH OF 58N...W WIND 25 KT. NORTH OF 58N...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ412-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT WEST OF 176W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...WEST OF 175W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF 175W...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TONIGHT...EAST OF 177W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. WEST OF 177W...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SOUTH OF 55N...SW WIND 25 KT. NORTH OF 55N...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ414-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 23 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF 167W. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT WEST OF 167W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 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 20, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH REMAINS CENTERED
OVER THE ALASKA REGION WITH A BLOCKING RIDGE JUST UPSTREAM OVER
EASTERN SIBERIA. AN ANCHOR LOW IS LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA
PENINSULA ALTHOUGH A STRONG SHORTWAVE IS UNDERCUTTING THE LOW AND
WILL BECOME THE NEW DOMINANT FEATURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER WEAKER SHORTWAVE ROTATING
AROUND THE NORTHWESTERN SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW IS BRINGING RAIN TO THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY. WAY OUT WEST IS THE
REMNANTS OF THE TYPHOON CHOI-WAN...NOW LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY SPREADING NORTH AND EAST IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT HANDLE ON
THE SHORT TERM AND CONTINUE TO FALL BEYOND 84 HOURS. IN THE SHORT
TERM ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN THE SPEED AND INTENSITY OF
THE LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO GULF TODAY. THE CURRENT [00Z] GFS AND
ECMWF AND UKMET ARE ALL IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER BUT THE 00Z NAM IS
RUNNING ABOUT 3 HOURS BEHIND THE OTHER MODELS AND THE 00Z CANADIAN IS
JUST A BIT FURTHER EAST. THE GROUPED MODELS BRING THE LOW ONSHORE
NEAR SEWARD EARLY MONDAY MORNING WHILE THE NAM FALLS EVEN
SLOWER...BRINGING IT THROUGH WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE 06Z RUN OF THE NAM HAS NOW COME INTO LINE WITH THE
OTHER MAJOR MODELS AND CONFIDENCE IN THE SHORT TERM REMAINS HIGH.
BEYOND MONDAY...THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WITH THE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE
TO BE THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON CHOI-WAN. MODELS THIS MORNING ARE NOW
BACKING AWAY FROM SENDING THE STORM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND
INTO THE GULF. THE NEW SOLUTION BRINGS THE STORM INTO THE EASTERN
BERING BEFORE DRIFTING EAST AND INTO THE GULF. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE
FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS...CONFIDENCE IN THE STORM TRACK REMAINS LOW AND
WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE WATCHED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BANDS OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONT
SWEEPING THROUGH THE GULF ARE APPERANT ON RADAR THIS MORNING. LOW AND
MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INLAND. MAXIMUM GALE FORCE
WINDS WITH POTENTIAL STORM FORCE GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF COAST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE 30 MPH
GUSTS THAT WESTERN ANCHORAGE SAW OVERNIGHT SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH
THIS MORNING...WHILE THOSE WINDS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ALONG THE
HILLSIDE AND DOWN THROUGH THE PORTAGE VALLEY. AS WAS PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED...THE FORECAST BEGINS TO GET A LITTLE TRICKY FOR TOMORROW
NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. IT IS STILL LOOKING LIKE THE FIRST
SIGNS OF TERMINATION DUST AND SNOW FOR THE SEASON WILL BE FALLING.
TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE WILL STILL BE TOO WARM FOR ANY
ACCUMULATION BUT SNOW COULD STILL BE EXPECTED ALL OF THE WAY DOWN TO
SEA LEVEL TUESDAY MORNING.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TRANSITIONING SOUTH ACROSS THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A CHUKCHI SEA LOW. OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR AREAS IN THE
LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT...MEANWHILE AREAS IN THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY WILL ONLY FLIRT WITH THE FREEZING
VALUES. COLD AIR ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY WHEN TRANSIENT HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE REGION AHEAD OF THE WARM ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL
REMNANTS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW AND RELATIVELY TRANQUIL
WEATHER WILL PREVAIL BEFORE STORM FORCE WINDS MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS MONDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL REMNANTS. MANY
QUESTIONS STILL REMAIN SURROUNDING THE MID WEEK FORECAST BUT CERTAIN
A STRONG FALL STORM WILL IMPACT THE MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA DURING
THAT TIME FRAME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125 130 132 138 140 150 175
STORM WARNING 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SHEA SEP 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 21, 4:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 21, 6:25 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Sep 21, 6:25 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr |
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