Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 813, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 25, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 25, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 251241 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 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. PKZ499-260300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 975 MB LOW NEAR 55N 175W WILL MOVE TO 56N 170W AT 971 MB WED EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 56N 162W AT 980 MB THU AFTERNOON...BEFORE MOVING ASHORE THE SOUTHERN AKPEN EARLY FRI MORNING. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 57N 176W THU EVENING...AND MOVE TO 54N 175W AT 983 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N OF 58N...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. S OF 58N...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N OF 56N...NE WIND 35 KT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ412-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ413-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W OF 174W...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 174W...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT W 25 TO 35 KT W OF 176W. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-260300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 58N...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 58N...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF 169W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S OF 57N...W WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. N OF 57N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S OF 57N...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 57N...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 260012 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-261500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 973 MB LOW NEAR 55N 173W WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR PORT HEIDEN THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT E OF 174W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-261500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 35 KT S OF 55N. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 35 KT S OF 55N. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 261210 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 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. PKZ499-270300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 55N 166W WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE THE SOUTHERN AKPEN THU AFTERNOON. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR 56N 178E THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 52N 179W AT 995 MB FRI MORNING BEFORE EJECTING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 50N 167E ON SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND W. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-270300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TODAY...S OF 55N...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. N OF 55N...NE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 56N...W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. N OF 56N...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 270002 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-271500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 984 MB LOW NEAR 57N 171W DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 174W FRI EVENING. A 991 MB LOW NEAR 42N 180 WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB NEAR 49N 160W FRI AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 55N 149W SAT AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN JAPAN FRIDAY MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB NEAR 50N 169E SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W TO N WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ414-271500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...NORTH OF 56N...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NORTH OF 56N...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 271302 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 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. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 50N 153W MOVES INLAND FRI AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 962 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 53N 153W. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 977 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 60N 144W. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
498 FZAK62 PAFC 271706 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-280300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 55N 175W DISSIPATES FRI EVENING NEAR 53N 170W. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 962 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 53N 153W AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A LOW FROM JAPAN INTENSIFIES TO 960 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 53N 179W. $$ PKZ411-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ412-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 65 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ413-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ414-280300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF 56N. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 280004 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 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. PKZ499-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 49N 160W WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT. A 1001 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB NEAR 50N 171E SAT AFTERNOON THEN STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB NEAR 54N 177W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SOUTH OF 56N...N TO E WIND 25 TO 35 INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT. NORTH OF 56N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ412-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ413-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ414-281500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...EAST OF 167W...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF 167W...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 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 24, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009
.ANALYSIS/UPPER LEVELS...
LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER ALL OF ALASKA...KEEPING THE
REGION IN A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN. THERE ARE THREE AREAS OF LOW
PRESSURE...THE MOST IMPRESSIVE HAS MATURED OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC
ALONG THE 150W MERIDIAN AND IS MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE GULF. A SECOND
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS MUCH SMALLER...LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. AN ELONGATED AND QUITE POTENT SHORTWAVE IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WHICH WILL BE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO THE
SOUTHCENTRAL FORECAST TOMORROW. THE LAST LOW OUT WEST IS A VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW THAT IS STRENGTHENING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE SHORT TERM FORECAST.
MODELS HAVE COME INTO AGREEMENT AND REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE
OCCLUDED LOW MOVING TOWARD THE GULF. THE INCREASED CONFIDENCE IS
GOING TO RESULT IN AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SNOW FOR ANCHORAGE AND THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DIFFERENCES ARISE IN THE MID
TERM REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF THE LOW DEVELOPING OUT WEST. AS THE
LOW OCCLUDES...THE MAIN ENERGY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST TOWARD THE
ALASKA PENINSULA IN RESPONSE TO A NORTH PACIFIC SHORTWAVE BEING
EJECTED FROM THE JET AND WRAPPING AROUND THE BROAD CYCLONIC
CIRCULATION. THIS IS A MAJOR DEPARTURE FROM 24 HOURS AGO WHEN ALL THE
MODELS...EXCEPT THE ECMWF...PLACED A 966 MB LOW AT 00Z FRIDAY NEAR
BETHEL. NOW WE ARE LEANING TOWARD THE LATEST ECMWF SOLUTION WHICH HAS
A DOUBLE HEADED LOW...THE WEAKER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE SECOND
STRONGER ONE DEVELOPING SOUTH OF KODIAK AND MOVING INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. SO FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE
SHORT TERM AND THE MID TERM LEANED HEAVILY TOWARD THE 12Z ECMWF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...SHOWER ACTIVITY IS PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG THE GULF COAST WHILE ONLY A FEW SHOWERS MAKE
IT INLAND. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE
OVERNIGHT AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GULF AND WINDS
BECOMING MORE NORTHEASTERLY. THE OLD OCCLUSION FROM THE DISSIPATING
LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...SPREADING SNOW FROM
KODIAK ISLAND TO THE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A DEFORMATION ZONE
WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA...WHICH WILL
RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM HOMER TO ANCHORAGE AND THE SOUTHERN
SUSITNA VALLEY BY AFTERNOON. THE AFOREMENTIONED POTENT WAVE MOVING
ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY
EVENING...BRIEFLY BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOW BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHES THURSDAY MORNING.
AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE
AREAS MENTIONED WITH MORE EXPECTED IN THE POPULAR WINTER RECREATIONAL
HOT SPOTS OF TURNAGAIN PASS AND GIRDWOOD. LIMITING FACTORS OF THIS
STORM WILL BE THE WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION AND ITS SPEED...OTHERWISE
MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WOULD BE ANTICIPATED. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND
WEDNESDAY EVENING...NOT BEFORE BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO VALDEZ.
SOUTHWEST...RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. ONSHORE FLOW IS BRINGING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF
FOG TO THE REGION. A DEFORMATION ZONE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE
FROM ILIAMNA NORTHWARD. SNOW ENTERS THE PICTURE AREA WIDE AGAIN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE DOUBLE HEADED LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY
AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...POTENT SURFACE LOW IS APPROACHING THE
PRIBILOFS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW AS BUOY 35 AND 70 REPORTED GALE FORCE GUSTS
AFTER FROPA. BEHIND THIS LOW...EYES TURN WEST TOWARD THE DEVELOPING
LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR SHEMYA. GALE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS LIKELY ALONG AND
BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. NOT FEELING CONFIDENT ENOUGH AT THIS POINT TO
ISSUE ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS WITH THIS SYSTEM ALTHOUGH IT WILL BRING
STRONG WINDS TO ENTIRE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH THURSDAY. THE POTENTIAL
FOR SHORT LIVED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXISTS AS THE FRONT PASSES
THROUGH...ESPECIALLY THE PRIBILOFS WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
BELOW FREEZING AND WINDS WILL REACH 40 TO 45 MPH. THE LIMITING FACTOR
FOR THE SPEED OF THE SYSTEM...AT THIS TIME WE ARE ONLY ANTICIPATING A
SHORT PERIOD OF VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE SO WILL WORD THE FORECAST
TOWARD THAT WITHOUT ISSUING A WATCH OR WARNING. IF THE SPEED CHANGES
WITH SUBSEQUENT RUNS...THE EVENING OR NIGHT SHIFT MAY NEED TO ISSUE
THE WATCH/WARNING BASED ON THE NEW MODEL DATA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 172 175 176
GALES 120 130 132 150 155 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 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 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 25, 4:55 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:55 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Nov 25, 12:26 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr |
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