Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 769, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 291143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-300200- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 115 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM N OF SHEMYA AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB THU NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-300200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-300200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-300200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-300200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291234 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 440 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 UPDATED 150 AND 155. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300200- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 115 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM N OF SHEMYA AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB THU NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-300200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-300200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-300200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-300200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 292031 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1230 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 UPDATED 150. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-300200- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 115 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM N OF SHEMYA AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB THU NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1230 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-300200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-300200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-300200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-300200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 292313 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301400- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ATTU MOVES INTO FAR EAST SIBERIA FRI NIGHT. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES OVER KAMCHATKA FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATES LATE SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH FORMS OVER ATTU FRI NIGHT AND MOVES 200 NM WEST OF ST PAUL LATE SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ PKZ150-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING N WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-301400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-301400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-301400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-301400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-301400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-301400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 29 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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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