Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 669, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 38 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 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2009, 6:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
166 FZAK51 PAFC 292332 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 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. PKZ197-301400- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK 1002 MB AROUND 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE LATE TUE NIGHT. A NEW DEVELOPING LOW ABOUT 125 NM SE OF SAND POINT WILL DEEPEN TO 993 MB AND MOVE TO 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING. THIS STORM WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 70 NM WEST OF SITKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB. $$ PKZ120-301400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 10 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-301400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-301400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-301400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-301400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 300111 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-301400- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK 1002 MB LOW AROUND 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE LATE TUE NIGHT. A NEW DEVELOPING LOW ABOUT 125 NM SE OF SAND POINT WILL DEEPEN TO 993 MB AND MOVE TO 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING. THIS STORM WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 70 NM WEST OF SITKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB. $$ PKZ120-301400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 10 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-301400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-301400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-301400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-301400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 301153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 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. PKZ197-010200- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 40 NM WEST OF SITKA AND WEAKENS TO 1014 MB THU EVENING. A WEAK RESIDUAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-010200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-010200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-010200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-010200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. DANGEROUS CAPE N...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-010200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-010200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-010200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 302343 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 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. PKZ197-011400- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW ABOUT 35 NM SOUTH OF CAPE ST ELIAS WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SPENCER LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK 1015 MB LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-011400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT THIS EVENING E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-011400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-011400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-011400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-011400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 30 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011136 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 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. PKZ197-020200- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKA WEAKENS TO 1016 MB AND MOVES INLAND NEAR SITKA LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK RESIDUAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-020200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-020200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-020200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-020200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-020200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-020200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-020200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 29, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...IN THE SHORT TERM (THROUGH SATURDAY) THE MODELS MATCH EACH OTHER FAIRLY WELL BOTH IN STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THE MAIN FEATURES MOVING EASTWARD IN THE PROGRESSIVE FLOW ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA. SHORT TERM...WEAK LOW JUST OFF THE EAST COAST OF KODIAK ISLAND IS A TRIPLE POINT THAT DEVELOPED ALONG THE WASHED OUT FRONT THAT IS COMING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY. ANCHORAGE 12Z RAOB SHOWS THE FREEZING LEVEL AT 168 FT. WARMING ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT NOT ALL THAT MUCH BUT ENOUGH TO PUT THE SNOW LEVEL IN THE 800 TO 1200 FT RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON..LOWERING SOME OVER NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW BEHIND TODAYS FRONT WILL KEEP SKIES CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW..LIGHT SNOW..ABOVE THE 500 OR 800 FT LEVEL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WET SNOW COULD REACH THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT BUT AGAIN IT WILL BE LIGHT WITH VERY LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION. DEVELOPING FRONTAL WAVE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO JUST EAST OF PADQ TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE WED NIGHT. TO THE WEST OF THIS SYSTEM THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH FOR A WIDESPREAD NW WIND WITH GALES KODIAK ILSE AND THE WESTERN GULF. COOLER DRIER AIR WILL RIDE IN ON THESE WINDS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS POINT THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES NOW ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA WILL STAY UP THERE SINCE THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH STAYS PRETTY FLAT. ANOTHER TYPICAL FALL STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH A FULL GALE ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. THAT FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTHWEST COAST FRIDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH FOR MINIMUM GALES. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT SINCE LAST SATURDAY IN BUILDING STRONG UPPER HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WITH THE RIDGE AXIS ALONG 140W OR SO. THE FORECAST AREA EAST OF 160W WILL FALL UNDER A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH THE AREA FROM KODIAK ISLAND WEST TO UNALASKA GETTING THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND STRONGEST WINDS. HOW MUCH EFFECT THESE FRONTS WILL HAVE ON THE NORTH GULF COAST AND ZONE 141 AS WELL AS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA DEPENDS ON THE EXACT DAY TO DAY POSITION OF THE JET. THE LONG WAVE PATTERN LOOKS GOOD THE NEXT 7 DAYS BUT AS ALWAYS TIMING AND TRACK OF THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS IS ALWAYS IN DOUBT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE AREAS 132..150..155..165..170..179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE DPERCY SEP 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Sep 29, 8:05 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Sep 30, 10:50 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.