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Gale Warning 77, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161219 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN INTO NORTON SOUND FRI NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161229 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK MOVES INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN INTO NORTON SOUND FRI NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE TO NEAR BARROW AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE 180 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT MORNING. A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPING 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 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 Jan 15, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE GFS AND NAM MODEL ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH THE
PREVIOUS RUN. THE NEW EUROPEAN MODEL HAS DIVERGED FROM THE PREVIOUS
SOLUTION BY MOVING THE NEXT LOW A LITTLE SLOWER AND A LITTLE FURTHER
WEST. WE STILL PREFER THE GFS SOLUTION.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC NORTHWARD
THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. A SEMI-STATIONARY
WEATHER FRONT WITH MULTIPLE SHORTWAVE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA HAS EASED A BIT SINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THOUGH
THERE STILL AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS FUNNELING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER AIR...AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE
INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND THE UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA
WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL SHIFT THE
MAIN CORE OF THE SOUTHERLY FLOW FROM THE WESTERN GULF INTO THE
EASTERN GULF. A SHORTWAVE SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE
INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY THEN INTO KOTZEBUE SOUND FRIDAY NIGHT.
AT THE SURFACE...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH A STEADY STREAM OF RAIN
ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND RAIN SHOWERS
ELSEWHERE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA FRIDAY WILL INTENSIFY THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INCREASE WINDS
AGAIN THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST.
ANOTHER MODERATE WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY AND WILL
BRING MORE WIND AND RAIN TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF COAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL
DEEPEN RAPIDLY AND MOVE NORTH INTO THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING AND MOVE
INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA SATURDAY. RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO
THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE, KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA
FRIDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY REDEVELOP ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST FRIDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SATURDAY.
THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL
DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE OVER SIBERIA MOVES SOUTH AND
FORM A WEAK LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY. WINDS OVER THE
EASTERN BERING WILL INTENSIFY FRIDAY WITH THE LOW MOVING THROUGH
WESTERN ALASKA AND BLOWING SNOW WILL TO AFFECT THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MAIN CORE OF SOUTH WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND WESTERN CANADA BY MONDAY.
COLDER AIR OFF THE BERING WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE REST OF
SOUTHERN ALASKA BY MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOFS.
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM.
MARINE...STORM 120, 125, 130, 132, 138, 150
GALE 129, 140, 141, 155, 160, 165, 170, 171, 172, 179, 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:58 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 10:11 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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