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Gale Warning 787, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 7, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 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
- Nov 7, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 080052 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 57N 140W WILL MOVE TO 59N 145W AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-081500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 146W...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF 146W...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-081500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 35 KT W OF 149W. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 35 KT W OF 149W. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
10 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 081303 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-090300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 984 MB LOW AT 58N 142W WILL MOVE TO 59N 147W THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE BY MON AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW AT 56N 138W LATE TONIGHT WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB LATE MON NIGHT AT 55N 137W. $$ PKZ351-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-090300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 090048 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-091500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 59N 146W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON NIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 59N 140W AT 999 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-091500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. S $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 091251 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-100300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW AT 59N 146W WILL MOVE TO 60N 145W BY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 58N 139W TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SITKA BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 100054 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-101500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR 59N 144W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 139W TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-101500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-101500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 101254 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 996 MB LOW AT 60N 143W WILL MOVE TO 58N 139W THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 150W WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 140W BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 110012 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE EAST TO LIE ALONG 150W WED AFTERNOON AND ALONG 138W EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ351-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ352-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 37 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 111247 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-120300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST TO ALONG 150W THIS AFTERNOON AND ALONG 138W EARLY THU MORNING THEN IT WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN THU AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW AT 59N 164W THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 58N 146W LATE THU NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 983 MB. $$ PKZ351-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-120300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
302 FZAK61 PAFC 112348 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-121500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF WED NIGHT AND INTO WESTERN CANADA THU. A 996 MB LOW NEAR 60N 166W THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 144W AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING 12 FT TO 18 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-121500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS N OF 56N. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 121253 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-130300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 MB LOW AT 59N 140W WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY FRI MORNING. A 990 MB LOW AT 58N 155W LATE THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 58N 146W BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 956 MB. $$ PKZ351-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-130300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 130037 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-131500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 MB LOW AT 57N 157W MOVES TO 59N 145W AT 981 MB LATE FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE NEAR ICY BAY. A 980 MB LOW AT 55N 160W LATE FRI MORNING MOVES TO 59N 144W SAT MORNING AT 946 MB. $$ PKZ351-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 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 Nov 7, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL IN THE GULF REGION THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND THEN THE GFS AN ECMWF BEGIN TO DIFFER ON THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THE WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THINGS ARE MUCH MORE UNSETTLED WITH THE MODELS IN THE BERING SEA REGION...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF LOWS IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND THE MODELS REMAIN UNSETTLED ON HOW TO RESOLVE THEM. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED IN THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE SURFACE MANIFESTATION OF THIS LOW IS SEEN ON VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. MOST OF THE BERING SEA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE RIDGE THAT IS CAUSING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THAT AREA. THERE IS A SHORT WAVE JUST NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR THAT CAN BE SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY AS WELL. WHILE THE MAIN PART OF THE JET STREAM IS SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THERE IS A JET STREAK COMING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA AND OVER THE BERING SEA THAT LINKS UP WITH THE MAIN JET SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS JET WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS AND A COUPLE OF LOWS WILL MOVE ALONG IT OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIAN AND THROUGH THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE MARINE AREAS WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE BERING SEA AND OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS EASTWARD TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. THE SHORT WAVE NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL ENHANCE THE SNOW SHOWERS THERE THIS EVENING. CLOUDS IN THE COOK INLET REGION AND INTO A LARGE PART OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY HAVE PACKED UP ALONG THE MOUNTAINS TO THE EAST AND ARE NOT IN A BIG HURRY TO CLEAR OUT. THIS SHOULD HELP KEEP OUT ANY FOG...BUT STRATUS IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY. THE AREAS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT WITH THE STRONG OFF SHORE FLOW. .LONG TERM FORECAST...TOWARD THE MIDDLE TO LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK THE OVERALL PATTERN SHOWN BY NUMEROUS MODELS ARE SIMILAR. THERE WILL BE VERY COLD AIR ALOFT SWEEPING INTO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. BOTH GFS AND ECMWF HAVE 500 MB TEMPERATURES COLDER THAN 40 BELOW OVER THE ANCHORAGE AREA BY LATE NEXT WEEK. COMBINE THAT WITH A FEW LOWS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE FRONTAL ZONE SETS UP OVER THE COOK INLET AREA. THIS BRINGS A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOWFALL IN THE COOK INLET THROUGH SUSITNA VALLEY REGIONS BETWEEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE DETAILS AS TO EXACTLY WHEN SNOWFALL SHOULD OCCUR ARE NOT EASILY SEEN THIS FAR OUT...THE OVERALL PATTERN IS FAVORABLE DURING THAT PERIOD. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 132 150 155 170 171 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NOV 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.