Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 768, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291143 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 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. PKZ197-300200- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 100 NM SW OF SITKA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SE ALASKA LATE THU MORNING. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-300200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-300200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-300200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-300200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-300200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291326 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 525 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 UPDATED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-300200- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 100 NM SW OF SITKA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SE ALASKA LATE THU MORNING. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-300200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-300200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-300200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-300200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 525 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-300200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 291710 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 910 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 UPDATED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-300200- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 100 NM SW OF SITKA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SE ALASKA LATE THU MORNING. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-300200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-300200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-300200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-300200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 525 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-300200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 910 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 292349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 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 THU OCT 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF THU NIGHT PERSISTS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-301400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-301400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-301400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-301400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Oct 28, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE COME BACK INTO BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE GULF, BUT IT
APPEARS TO HAVE LOST CONSENSUS OVER THE BERING SEA. OVER THE BERING,
THE GFS AND UKMET MODEL SWINGS THE LOW, SOUTHWEST OF ATTU, NORTHWARD
TOWARD SIBERIA WHILE THE EUROPEAN AND THE NAM MOVES IT A LITTLE
FARTHER EAST BEFORE TURNING IT NORTH ON FRIDAY. CURRENTLY, WE ARE
LEANING TOWARD THE NAM SOLUTION OVER THE BERING. GFS CONTINUES TO BE
THE MOST CONSISTENT MODEL IN THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO MOVE
EAST IN THE GULF. THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN
BERING.
AT THE SURFACE...THE HIGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING CONTINUES TO SHIFT
TOWARD NORTHERN ALASKA. A STORM JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF CONTINUES TO
MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES
TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND THE GULF. THE LOW
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER AIR...THE LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY. THE STATIONARY RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN
BERING WILL CONTINUE TO FORM A BLOCK TO THE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE
WESTERN BERING.
SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF...A HIGH WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN ALASKA
TONIGHT WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH
FRIDAY. A TROUGH WILL FORM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY. THE
STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA AND
ALEUTIAN RANGES AND THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, KENAI PENINSULA WILL END THIS
EVENING. SKIES WILL CLEAR FROM THE FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR FROM THE NORTH AND WEST
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
INTERIOR SECTIONS THROUGH FRIDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE 967 MB STORM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL
MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO 1003 MB OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL
BERING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING
SEA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
THURSDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL DIMINISH
THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN ALONG THE FRONT WILL BECOME SHOWERS THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG RANGE MODEL ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE UPPER LOW REMAINS OVER THE GULF WHILE THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SLOWLY WEAKENS AND DRIFTS INTO THE WEST COAST OF
ALASKA BY SUNDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
WILL EASE A BIT OVER THE WEEKEND. A WEAK LOW WILL EVENTUALLY DEVELOP
FROM THE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG THE GULF COAST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL
INTERIOR WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER
WEATHER FRONT FORMING EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT
WILL SWING NORTH AND EAST AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
BERING SUNDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 176
GALE 172 175 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NM OCT 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Oct 28, 9:51 PM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 29, 12:15 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Oct 29, 12:15 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 64 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 29, 6:26 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Oct 29, 9:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Oct 29, 12:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr |
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