Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 617, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 8, 2009, 4:00 PM 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
- Sep 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 082304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 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. PKZ197-091400- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WED MORNING. A 965 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 972 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-091400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT . SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-091400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-091400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 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. PKZ197-100200- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE LATE WED. A 970 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-100200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-100200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-100200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-100200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091957 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 129 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. PKZ197-100200- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE LATE WED. A 970 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-100200- RESURRECTION BAY 1155 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100200- PASSAGE CANAL 1155 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-100200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-100200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-100200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
834 FZAK51 PAFC 092259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 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. PKZ197-101400- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AT 967 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Sep 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ALOFT...THE UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN WHILE AN
ARCTIC UPPER LOW DIGS SOUTHWARD. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN THE LONGWAVE
TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND BECOME ONE OF THE MAIN FEATURES OF
INTEREST AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE COMING WEEK.
AT THE SURFACE...A WEAKENING LOW IS IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF AK WITH AN
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WASHING OUT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
THE OLD PARENT LOW IS STATIONARY OVER THE AKPEN...AND WILL EVENTUALLY
BE ABSORBED INTO A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW LATE WEDNESDAY.
ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRESSURE IS IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE OCCURRING
ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE OVERALL FEATURES THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH DETAILS REMAIN CLOUDY WITH REGARDS TO INTENSITY
AND POSITIONING OF INDIVIDUAL SURFACE LOWS. EXPECT THE DIGGING UPPER
LOW TO MOVE INTO THE GULF...DEEPENING THE DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC
SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON THURSDAY. THIS LOW WILL
THEN FILL IN THE GULF THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT
AREA OF CONCERN PERTAINS TO THE REMNANTS OF FORMER TROPICAL CYCLONE
DUJUAN AS IT MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA LATE WEEK. MODEL DISAGREEMENT
CONTINUES WITH THIS FEATURE...BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND GALE TO
STORM FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY THE
END OF THE WORKWEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE GULF COAST. THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW WILL MOVE
NORTHWEST TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND BEFORE DISSIPATING...RESULTING IN A
TIGHTENING GRADIENT AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND
COOK INLET REGION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. AMPLE MOISTURE AND
VARIOUS SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND THE DIGGING UPPER LOW WILL KEEP
PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST TOMORROW AS WELL. BY LATE WEDNESDAY THE
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE
REGION. MAIN CONCERNS INCLUDE GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE
COASTAL AND OFFSHORE WATERS WITH HEAVY PRECIPITATION AS WELL. INLAND
LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY...WITH TYPICAL DOWNSLOPED AREAS
EXPERIENCING MINIMAL PRECIPITATION. THURSDAY IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE
MOST IMPACT TO THE REGION...WITH KODIAK ISLAND TAKING THE BRUNT FOR
LAND AREAS. STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH CHANNELED AND HIGH
TERRAIN FARTHER INLAND WITH THIS SYSTEM AS WELL.
.SOUTHWEST...
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS THE
DIGGING UPPER LOW AND VARIOUS WAVES ROTATE AROUND THE AREA. AS THE
LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF SLIPS EASTWARD...BRISK NORTHERLY FLOW WILL
BE DEVELOPING ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO A DRYING TREND ACROSS
THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE
PARTICULARLY ALONG THE AKPEN.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND
ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW WEAKENS IN THE GULF. EXPECTING THE GRADIENT TO
STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW AS THE LARGE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES
INTO THE GULF. SUBSEQUENTLY...COLD AIR WILL BE FILTERING INTO THE
REGION WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY. PROGRESSIVE HIGH
PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SLIDE
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THURSDAY...KEEPING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG OVER THE
AREA. EARLY THURSDAY FOCUS SHIFTS TOWARDS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE DUJUAN. WHILE THE DETAILS ARE DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE AT THIS
POINT...EXPECT UNSETTLED WEATHER AND STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO THE
WESTERN BERING BY LATE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
UPPER FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE ZONAL ACROSS THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND. THERE IS ALSO GENERAL AGREEMENT ON AN UPPER LOW DIGGING FROM
BRISTOL BAY INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA...WHICH MEANS CONTINUED UNSETTLED
WEATHER AND SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA
AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 150 155 165 170 171 172 176 179 180
STORM 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NRH SEP 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 8, 5:07 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 9, 10:10 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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