Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 804, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 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 19, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 200009 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 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. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 955 MB LOW NEAR 56N 173E WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB NEAR 53N 176W SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 178E FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 981 MB AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 56N 173W SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NORTH OF 56N...E TO S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SOUTH OF 56N...SW WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 TO 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NORTH OF 57N...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SOUTH OF 57N...SW WIND 45 TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 TO 34 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI...E TO S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 TO 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 TO 32 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO S WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NORTH OF 56N...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SOUTH OF 56N...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NORTH OF 57N...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SOUTH OF 57N...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 201325 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-210300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 56N 174E WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB NEAR 55N 175E SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 53N 180E FRIDAY EVENING AT 974 MB AND STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR 55N 166W SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 TO 31 FT. HIGHEST SEAS WEST. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-210300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST SEAS WEST. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 210003 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 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. PKZ499-211500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 56N 172E MOVES TO 53N 176E AND WEAKENS TO 979 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 54N 177W ON SAT MORNING MOVES TO 57N 164W AND DEEPENS TO 970 MB ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...EAST OF 177W...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. WEST OF 177W...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KTS. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SOUTH OF 55N...S TO W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. NORTH OF 55N... N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-211500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTH OF 57N...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF 57N...S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NORTH OF 58N....E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SOUTH OF 58N...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 211243 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-220300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAKENING 975 MB LOW AT 54N 175E WILL MOVE TO 52N 179W AT 986 MB EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE AS IT EJECTS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. ANOTHER 965 MB LOW AT 54N 175W WILL MOVE TO 56N 164W AT 969 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DRIFT EAST TO 57N 163W AT 975 MB EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST SEAS NORTH OF 57 N. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-220300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
172 FZAK62 PAFC 212358 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 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. PKZ499-221500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A STRONG 969 MB LOW AT 55N 171E WILL MOVE TO 57N 164W SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 59N 162W MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-221500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF 167W...SE TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF 167W...NW TO NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...EAST OF 166W...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF 166W...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. SNOW FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 221224 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-230300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 969 MB LOW NEAR 56N 165W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 161W AT 971 MB SUNDAY EVENING...AND THEN MOVE ASHORE NEAR TOGIAK ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 55N 172E ON TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S OF 56N...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. N OF 56N...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT S OF 55N. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT N OF 58N. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS E. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-230300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 230052 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 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. PKZ499-231500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAKENING 971 MB LOW NEAR 56N 162W WILL MOVE TO 58N 158W MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE AROUND 59N 158W AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A 1001 MB LOW NEAR 57N 171E WILL MOVE TO 56N 177W MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 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 19, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AMPLIFIED PATTERN CONTINUES WITH A DEEP TROUGH ANCHORED OVER THE
MAINLAND AND GULF OF ALASKA WHILE A RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND
THE EASTERN BERING SEA IS BEING UNDERCUT BY A LARGE STORM IN THE
WESTERN BERING. THE JET IS BECOMING MORE ZONAL...FLOWING WEST TO EAST
JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AT ABOUT 135 KT. THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE 955 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING IS
RACING ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE PRIBILOFS THIS AFTERNOON.
MULTIPLE MESO LOWS ARE SPINNING ABOUT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS IN THE
SHORT TERM BUT OVERALL...ALL SYNOPTIC FEATURES ARE WELL REPRESENTED
AND IN RELATIVE AGREEMENT. THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IS LEANING TOWARD
THE ECMWF AS IT HAS BEEN THE MODEL OF CHOICE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL
RUNS DUE TO ITS MORE CONSISTENT APPROACH TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE
DEVELOPING LOWS SOUTH OF THE CHAIN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF
CONTINUES TO SLIDE SOUTH. THE FEATURES THAT WILL BE IMPACTING
SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE SUBTLE WHICH WILL
LEAD TO A TRICKY FORECAST. A TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
STATE WILL DROOP SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THE INCREASED SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT COUPLED WITH THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT THAT IS MOVING
ACROSS THE BERING WILL COMBINE TO GIVE MANY AREAS A CHANCE OF SNOW
THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE MAIN TRIPLE POINT LOW SLIPS SOUTH OF THE
GULF...A TROUGH WILL EXTEND NORTHWARD AND A SURFACE LOW WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP BETWEEN MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE JUST ENOUGH
DEFORMATION ALOFT AND MOISTURE AT THE SURFACE TO RESULT IN LIGHT SNOW
ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CHUGACH RANGE. WHILE
CONFIDENCE IS GROWING...WE ARE STILL NOT EXPECTING A SIGNIFICANT
EVENT WITH ANY ACCUMULATION GREATER THAN AN INCH OR SO...SO WILL NOT
UPDATE THE WORDING TO LIKELY QUITE YET.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVENT ANY WEATHER OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM MOVING
ONSHORE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE TRIPLE POINT
LOW WILL SLIP SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...RESULTING IN NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WIND ACROSS THE REGION AND DRIER AIR FILTERING SOUTHWARD
FROM THE YUKON VALLEY. IT IS NOT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING THAT THE NEXT
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MAKES ANY
PROGRESS INLAND...BRINGING SNOW ALONG THE COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SPREADING UP THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SUNDAY MORNING.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER REMAINS OUT WEST WHERE A LARGE LOW AND ITS
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS BRINGING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO MUCH
OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...EVEN THOUGH WINDS WERE SOUTHEASTERLY...DID NOT INCREASE AS
EXPECTED...RESULTING IN ACCUMULATING SNOW IN DUTCH HARBOR AND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. WARMER AIR BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL BRING AN END TO THE BLIZZARD AND THE SNOWFALL THIS
EVENING. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL ALSO DIMINISH AS THE UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT BECOMES FAR REMOVED FROM THE SURFACE FEATURES...ALTHOUGH THE
NEXT WAVE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF STORM
FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...NO CHANGE TO THE INHERITED LONG RANGE FORECAST
TONIGHT DUE TO THE LARGE VARIABILITY AND LOW RELATIVE MEASURE OF
PREDICTABILITY BASED OFF OF ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE...STILL APPEARS THE
COLD AND RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF WILL
COME TO AN END AS ACTIVE WEATHER FROM THE BERING SLIDES EASTWARD FOR
THE START OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL ALSO USHER IN A RETURN TO MUCH MORE
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195
HIGH WIND WARNING 191
MARINE...STORM 175 176 411
GALE 127 128 170 172 180 185 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 126 127 128 129 140 141 160 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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