Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 683, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 9, 2009, 4:00 AM 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
- Oct 9, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 11, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 091145 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 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. PKZ499-100200- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172W REMAINS STATIONARY WHILE DISSIPATING FRIDAY EVENING. A 963 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 58N 158W FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN TO NEAR 57N 167W FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE STILL AT 963 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR 61N 179W AT 968 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW NEAR 47N 174E SATURDAY MORNING MOVES TO NEAR 49N 165W SATURDAY NIGHT AT 986 MB. $$ PKZ411-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT EAST OF 174W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. EAST OF 175W...E WIND 35 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW WEST 30 KT WEST OF 169W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 091148 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 CORRECTED 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-100200- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 55N 172W REMAINS STATIONARY WHILE DISSIPATING FRIDAY EVENING. A 963 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 58N 158W FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN TO NEAR 57N 167W FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE STILL AT 963 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR 61N 179W AT 968 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW NEAR 47N 174E SATURDAY MORNING MOVES TO NEAR 49N 165W SATURDAY NIGHT AT 986 MB. $$ PKZ411-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT EAST OF 174W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF 175W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. EAST OF 175W...E WIND 35 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-100200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 30 KT WEST OF 169W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 092335 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 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. PKZ499-101400- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 MB LOW NEAR 52N 158W MOVES 58N 171W AT 963 MB SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 62N 179E AND WEAKENS TO 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 100737 AAA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1117 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 UPDATED ZONE 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-101400- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 967 MB LOW NEAR 52N 158W MOVES 58N 171W AT 963 MB SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 62N 179E AND WEAKENS TO 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-101400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 1117 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 45 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N. .SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 101147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-110200- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 961 MB LOW NEAR 58N 169W MOVES TO NEAR 61N 176W AT 962 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 63N 180 AND WEAKENS TO 969 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING NORTH INTO EASTERN SIBERIA. $$ PKZ411-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT NORTH OF 56N DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT EAST OF 175W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-110200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT NORTH OF 57N DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 102305 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-111400- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 58N 173W MOVES TO NEAR 64N 179W AT 973 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING NORTH INTO EASTERN SIBERIA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-111400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111158 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120200- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 60N 176W MOVES TO NEAR 63N 179W AT 972 MB SUN AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING NORTH INTO EASTERN SIBERIA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA MON. $$ PKZ411-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT N OF 56N. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 112305 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-121400- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 63N 179W WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO EASTERN SIBERIA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-121400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 11 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Oct 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE. THE GFS CONTINUES WITH THE FASTEST
MOVEMENT ON DEVELOPING WAVE APPROACHING THE AK PEN FRIDAY. EC/NAM/GEM
LAG A LITTLE BEHIND. GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS TEND TO SUPPORT THE GFS
OPERATIONAL SOLUTION...SO WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN THAT WAY ON THIS
FORECAST PACKAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...THE MAIN WEATHER CHALLENGE IS THE FORECAST INTENSITY OF WINDS
AND QPF OVER SOUTHEAST EXPOSURES OF SOUTHCENTRAL/NORTH GULF OF ALASKA
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF MAKES
SOME EASTWARD HEADWAY TONIGHT...THEN PUSHES NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON
SAT AS DEVELOPING NORTH PACK LOW MOVES NORTH AND GULF FLOW BECOMES
SOUTHEASTERLY. STRONG GRADIENTS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE ENHANCED
WITH APPROACH OF FRONTAL SYSTEM AND UPPER JET SUPPORT. SO SHOULD SEE
STRONG GAP WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...REACHING WARNING LEVELS IN
ZONE 101 TONIGHT. SHOULD SEE A BRIEF LULL IN WINDS IN SOUTHCENTRAL
FRI BEFORE BIG WINDS HIT FRI NIGHT WITH APPROACH OF STORM CENTER
HEADING TOWARD THE AK PEN. THIS CENTER LIKELY TO BE SOUTH OF SAND
POINT FRI EVENING AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA EARLY SAT MORNING.
WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER KODIAK BEGINNING FRI AFTERNOON.
STRONG WINDS LIKELY TO SPREAD TO SOUTHCENTRAL WITH WARNING LEVELS IN
ZONES 101 AND 125 FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORNING. GALES AND STORMS LIKELY
OVER COASTAL MARINES AS WELL. GRADIENTS AND ASSOCIATED WINDS OVER
MUCH OF THE EAST WEAKENS LATE SAT AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS LOW MOVES
NORTH IN THE BERING SEA AND WEAKENS. ALONG WITH WINDS...QPF WITH DEEP
MOISTURE FETCH IS A CONCERN FOR SE EXPOSURES OF THE GULF FRI AND SAT.
RIVERS ARE FAIRLY LOW NOW...BUT WILL WAIT AND SEE HOW THINGS DEVELOP
FRI.
.WEST...OCCLUDED 970S LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES
SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT
MOVES OVER SW ALASKA TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC
STORM MOVES SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI EVENING AND INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA ON SAT MORNING. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES TO THE NORTH BERING
SEA SAT NIGHT AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. STRONG WINDS OVER THE
ALEUTIANS/AK PEN...AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT WILL DIMINISH AS
ALEUTIAN LOW WEAKENS AND DRIFTS NORTH. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRI
AND FRI NIGHT WITH APPROACH OF NORTH PACIFIC STORM CENTER. WARNING
LEVEL WINDS THROUGH GAPS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND EXPOSED CAPES
IN 161 LIKELY FRI NIGHT AND SAT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH
OF SW ALASKA THROUGH SAT EVENING THEN WEAKEN SAT NIGHT AS LOW WEAKENS
OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. RAIN OVER SW ALASKA WILL DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT AS FRONT MOVES INLAND. RAIN INCREASES AGAIN FRI AFTERNOON
OVER BRISTOL BAY AND AK PEN AND SPREADS NORTH FRI NIGHT AS FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH STORM MOVES NORTH.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IT APPEARS MOST OF THE STATE MAY FINALLY CATCH A BREAK FROM THE
ACTIVE WEATHER BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS STRONG RIDGING ALOFT CONTINUES
TO BUILD OVER THE STATE AND THE LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS DIGS INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF OR NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN. THIS SHOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD
TO MOSTLY OFFSHORE FLOW LEADING TO MUCH DRIER WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN
ALASKA...AND A RETURN TO COOLER TEMPERATURES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 TONIGHT. HIGH WIND WATCHES 101 125
AND 171.
MARINE...STORMS 139,132,138,140,150, AND 160.
GALES 120,125,129,141,155 165 170 180 AND 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC OCT 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 8, 8:50 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 9, 5:01 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Oct 9, 5:07 AM AKDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Oct 9, 5:13 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 30 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.