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Gale Warning 809, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2009, 6:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 231234 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 23 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. PKZ399-240300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 966 MB STORM FORCE LOW AT 58N 150W WILL MOVE INTO THE SW KENAI PENINSULA AND COOK INLET MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 56N 148W TUESDAY EVENING...AND THEN TO NEAR 58N 145W AT 980 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 240008 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-241500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 975 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. TUE EVENING...A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 57N 148W AND DRIFT NORTH TO NEAR 60N 148W AND THEN MOVE INLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 241255 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 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. PKZ399-250300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... AN ELONGATED 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 145W TUE EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 59N 146W AT 983 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ONSHORE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ352-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF 146W...NW WIND 40 KT. E OF 146W...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 250026 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-251500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... AN ELONGATED 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 145W TONIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 59N 146W AT 983 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INLAND WED NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 150W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 251204 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 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. PKZ399-260300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...AN ELONGATED 976 MB LOW AT 55N 140W WILL MOVE TO 59N 146W AT 984 MB THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE ONSHORE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE TONIGHT. A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 55N 151W THU MORNING...MOVE TO NEAR 57N 155W AT 974 MB THU EVENING AND THEN ONSHORE SOUTHERN COOK INLET EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 260020 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-261500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 60N 149W WILL MOVE INLAND 20 NM EAST OF SEWARD THIS EVENING. THU AFTERNOON...A 979 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N 153W AND THEN MOVE UP COOK INLET AND INLAND AT THE SAME STRENGTH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
132 FZAK61 PAFC 261157 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 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. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND 58N 152W THIS AFTERNOON...AND MOVE UP THE KENAI PENINSULA/COOK INLET THIS EVENING AND INLAND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N 150W SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 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 22, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2009 MILDER WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY WIND AND PRECIPITATION ABOUT SUMS IT UP FOR THE NEXT 4 OR 5 DAYS. FORECAST MODELS JUMPING AROUND FROM ONE RUN/DAY TO THE NEXT SO I WONT BOTHER EVEN MENTIONING MUCH PAST THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. BLIZZARD WARNING OVER FOR THE SOUTHWEST COAST AS SLOWLY WEAKENING LOW CENTER NOW JUST NORTH OF COLD BAY MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE GREATER KING SALMON VICINITY MONDAY MORNING. NICE OVER RUNNING HAS BROUGHT FAIR SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES WESTERN COOK INLET SUSITNA VALLEY AREAS WITH ALL THE SNOW FALLING WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. MODEL FORECAST FOR KENAI PENINSULA AND WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND PREDICT 2 TO 4 FT OF SNOW EAST OF THE SEWARD HIGHWAY ABOVE THE 2000 FT LEVEL. CHINOOK PATTERN ALONG CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION FROM ANCHOR POINT NORTH TO PALMER. UPCOMING WEEK LOOKS STORMY WITH SEVERAL STRONG CHINOOK WINDS EVENTS LOOMING. SEVERAL POLAR TYPE LOWS TO FORM AND DROP SOUTH TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS AS ARCTIC AIR STAYS LOCKED IN THE BERING. NEXT BIG STORM FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW OUT WEST LATE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 101 AND 125 MARINE...STORM AREA 120 GALE AREAS 125 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 165 170 171 179 180 AND 185. FIRE WEATHER...0 PERCY NOV 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 22, 4:17 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 22, 11:29 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 22, 11:40 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Nov 23, 12:49 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 5:10 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 23, 5:15 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 5:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.