Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 84, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 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
- Jan 19, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 191251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 480 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING. A 975 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 993 MB WED MORNING. A 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING AND MOVE TO 700 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT SAME INTENSITY BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF SAND POINT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE... SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI..N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 200002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 997 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 220 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE EAST TO 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK WED MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 991 MB 280 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU MORNING. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 Jan 18, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKST SUN JAN 18 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. ALL MODELS HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY LOCKING ONTO THE LOW CENTER JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR. REGARDING THE MID AND LONG RANGE...GFS PREFERRED OUT WEST...ECMWF PREFERRED IN THE EAST. .UPPER LEVELS... LONG WAVE TROUGH HOLDS OVER THE BERING WHILE RIDGING PERISTS OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE LOWER 48 AND CANADA. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE GULF...WITH FETCH EXTENDING AS FAR SOUTH AS 30N...WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND BECOME DISORGANIZED BY MON EVENING. .SURFACE FEATURES... A 991 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET MON AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY TUE EVENING. A 990 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL DRIFT NORTHWESTWARD DISSIPATE WEST OF THE DATELINE TUE AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...FREEZING LEVELS DROPPING BEHIND THE EXITING OCCLUSION. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH PRECIP CHANGING BACK OVER TO SNOW IN MOST AREAS BY TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY EAST WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS...ESPECIALLY THOMPSON PASS AND TURNAGAIN ARM...WILL PEAK THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA...NORTHWEST FLOW AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN BRISTOL BAY ZONES. EASTERLY FLOW AND PARTIAL CLEARING BEGINS MONDAY NIGHT. FOR THE PRIBILOFS...ALASKA PENINSULA...AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN...THE STORM MOVING IN OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL SPREAD PLENTY OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MIDWEEK. SUFFICIENT WARM ADVECTION IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM FOR THE SNOW TO BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES OVER THE EASTERN ALEUIANS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. COLD ADVECTION AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE REAR FLANK OF THE STORM. .LONG TERM FORECAST...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MIDWEEK WHEN A RETURN TO ORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. WEATHER OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL BE CALM FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK...WHILE THE BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE UNSETTLED WEATHER. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC... MARINE... FIRE WEATHER... *** JAN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 5:15 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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