Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 810, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231236 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 23 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. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAKENING 975 MB LOW NEAR 58N 161W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK MON AFTERNOON. A WEAK 997 MB LOW NEAR 56N 176E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 59N 170W TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 167E EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 54N 175E AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON... AND THEN MOVE TO 56N 174W AT 967 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S OF 56N...N TO W WIND 30 KT. N OF 56N...N TO E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S OF 56N...N TO W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF 56N...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF 177W. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS E. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 15 FT S OF 56N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 240011 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-241500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 56N 179E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 58N 161W AT 992 MB TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN INLAND. TONIGHT...A 986 MB LOW MOVES TO NEAR 53N 167E AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 55N 172W WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 966 MB. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 20 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 241244 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 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. PKZ499-250300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A WEAK 994 MB LOW NEAR 57N 170W WILL MOVE TO NEAR KIPNUK LATE TUE NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 53N 169E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 53N 173E AT 975 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 56N 176W AT 968 MB WED MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 56N 169W AT 976 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E OF 176E...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 176E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND E. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N TO E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 25 TO 35 KT E OF 174W IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND W. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S OF 57N...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF 57N...S TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N OF 57N AND W OF 168W...N TO E WIND 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N OF 57N...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. S OF 57N...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S OF 56N...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 56N...SE TO NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 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 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 | 4 days | |
| 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.