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Gale Warning 791, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 9, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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: Nov 9, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 11, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 100025
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-101500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR 57N 167E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB AND MOVE ONSHORE
NEAR 65N 167W WED AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 45N 171E WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST TO 54N 178W TUE MORNING BEFORE IT IS ABSORBED BY THE LARGER
BERING SEA LOW. 

$$

PKZ411-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W TO N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W TO N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-101500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S
OF 56N. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 101257
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-110300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 994 MB LOW AT 61N 179E WILL MOVE TO 65N 166W BY LATE TONIGHT AND
DEEPEN TO 969 MB. THIS LOW WILL FURTHER DEEPEN TO 964 MB WED
AFTERNOON AT 67N 163W THEN MOVE TO 67N 158W AT 973 MB BY LATE WED
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 101903 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1000 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

UPDATED ZONES 412 413 414.

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-110300-
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 994 MB LOW AT 61N 179E WILL MOVE TO 65N 166W BY LATE TONIGHT AND
DEEPEN TO 969 MB. THIS LOW WILL FURTHER DEEPEN TO 964 MB WED
AFTERNOON AT 67N 163W THEN MOVE TO 67N 158W AT 973 MB BY LATE WED
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
1000 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
1000 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-110300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
1000 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S TO W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 110058
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-111500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 986 MB LOW NEAR 61N 176W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 66N 165W AND STRENGTHEN
TO 959 MB WED MORNING AND WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA
THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUE
NIGHT WILL MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN TO 989 MB NEAR 59N 162W THU
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15
FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 110747 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1045 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

UPDATED ZONES 412 414

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-111500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 986 MB LOW NEAR 61N 176W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 66N 165W AND STRENGTHEN
TO 959 MB WED MORNING AND WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA
THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUE
NIGHT WILL MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN TO 989 MB NEAR 59N 162W THU
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ411-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
1045 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 20 
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-111500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
1045 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK62 PAFC 111216 CCA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009

CORRECT ZONES 412 413

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ499-120300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 964 MB LOW AT 63N 167W WILL MOVE TO 66N 162W AT 960 MB THIS
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE WELL EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW AT
60N 174E THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 61N 174W LATE THU MORNING AT 
994 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 59N 164W THU AFTERNOON AT 993 MB THEN
TO 58N 146W AT 983 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING.
SEAS 25 T0 30 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 16 TO 24 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-120300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 
21 TO 27 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 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 9, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST EAST OF THE DATE LINE WITH A DEEP
LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA AND AN EVEN DEEPER LOW OVER
NORTHEAST SIBERIA. VERY FAST POLAR JET EXITING ASIA NEAR THE KURIL
ISLANDS AND KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THEN RACING ACROSS THE BERING SEA.
THE JET THEN SPLITS AND WEAKENS SLIGHTLY WITH SOME ENERGY GOING
ACROSS CENTRAL ALASKA BUT MOST DROPPING SOUTH INTO THE
GULF...CIRCLING THE LOW AND REACHING THE WEST COAST ALONG THE
OREGON/WASHINGTON BORDER. THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM JUST
OFF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH ANCHORAGE AND UP TO POINT HOPE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL SHIFT EAST RAPIDLY TODAY AND SNOWFALL
WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY.
ANOTHER SYSTEM RIDING THE JET IS ALREADY MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW. THIS WILL CROSS INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AND SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. YET
ANOTHER AND EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM (THE JET CONSOLIDATES VERY STRONGLY
BY THIS TIME) WILL AT THIS POINT ALREADY BE AFFECTING SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AND BY WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BY THURSDAY THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH THE
WEATHER SYSTEMS...THE MODELS DO NOT USUALLY DO TOO GOOD WITH VERY
FAST FLOW AS VERY SMALL PERTURBATIONS CAN BE QUICKLY RAMPED UP INTO
MAJOR STORMS. BUT THE OVERALL PICTURE IS THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION
WILL BE WELL SETTLED IN OVER ALASKA FOR A COOLER THAN NORMAL PATTERN
AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130.
         GALE WARNING 121 129 132 138 150 170 172 175 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG NOV 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 10, 12:40 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	15 hr
Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 10, 5:26 AM AKST	Winter Storm Watch	AFC	10 hr

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Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2009 Every gale warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.