Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 693, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Oct 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 201204 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 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. PKZ499-210200- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A LARGE HIGH OVER WESTERN PACIFIC COMBINED WITH THE INTENSE STORM OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC HAS SET UP A NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-210200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 202330 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-211400- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 968 MB LOW NEAR 600 NM NEAR 50N 148W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 155W AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 145W AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-211400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 211132 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 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 WED OCT 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS THE BERING SEA REMAINS IN BETWEEN A LARGE HIGH OVER THE WESTERN PACIFIC AND INTENSE STORMS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ411-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-220200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 212318 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-221400- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON...AS THE BERING SEA REMAINS IN BETWEEN A LARGE HIGH OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND INTENSE STORMS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ411-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-221400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 221136 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 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 THU OCT 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A 992 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 61N 177W ON SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-230200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 222306 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-231400- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A 988 MB LOW NEAR THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB NEAR 61N 179W SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-231400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231137 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 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 FRI OCT 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 61N 179E SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 58N 175W AT 991 MB SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF 175W...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF 175W...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ414-240200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT WEST OF 168W. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 232318 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-241400- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR KING SALMON. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 64N 173W WILL MOVE TO 58N 178W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ414-241400- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 241126 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 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. PKZ499-250200- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STATIONARY 985 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON WILL DISSIPATE OVER BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY EVENING. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 62N 179W WILL MOVE TO 57N 174W AT 992 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 57N 166W AT 997 MB MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-250200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 24 2009 .TODAY...EAST OF 167W...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF 167W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 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 19, 3:30 PM AKDT, 12 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 3:30 PM AKDT, 12 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 330 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVELS...A RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN GULF CONTINUES TO BUILD A LITTLE AHEAD OF A LARGE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA EXTENDS A WEAK TROUGH EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE COOK INLET. A RIDGE LIES OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AT THE SURFACE...AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM 750 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH. A LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IS WEAKENING RAPIDLY. A RIDGE OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE TROUBLE COMING TO A COMMON SOLUTION OVER THE GULF THURSDAY. THE DISCORD IS WITH THE LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF A SERIES OF FRONTAL WAVES MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF. HPC PREFERS THE GFS MODEL THROUGH THE MID TERM PERIOD AND THAT IS THE MODEL WE WILL FOLLOW. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE COOK INLET WILL MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE ALASKA RANGE TUESDAY MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH TUESDAY. A LARGE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TUESDAY AND WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY. RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND AND RAIN WILL DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST AS THE FRONT WEAKENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN SHOWERS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH WEAKENS. RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT THE TUESDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY. RAIN ALONG THE COAST WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS AND SPREAD INLAND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A NEW LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA THURSDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING FRIDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120, 130, 132, 138, 150, 155. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM OCT 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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