Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 845, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 9, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100054 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND WESTWARD..NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W WIND 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT SEAS 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100139 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 125 HEADLINE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND WESTWARD..NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W WIND 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT SEAS 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100408 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 705 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 UPDATED ZONES 129 AND 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND WESTWARD..NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 705 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 705 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100813 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1115 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 UPDATED ZONE 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND WESTWARD..NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 705 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 705 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 1115 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100940 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 UPDATED ZONE 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND WESTWARD..NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 705 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 705 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 1240 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101309 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 30 NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WED MORNING WILL MOVE NEAR ANCHORAGE WED AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR YAKUTAT BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND... NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 9, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST EAST OF THE DATE LINE WITH A DEEP
LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA AND AN EVEN DEEPER LOW OVER
NORTHEAST SIBERIA. VERY FAST POLAR JET EXITING ASIA NEAR THE KURIL
ISLANDS AND KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THEN RACING ACROSS THE BERING SEA.
THE JET THEN SPLITS AND WEAKENS SLIGHTLY WITH SOME ENERGY GOING
ACROSS CENTRAL ALASKA BUT MOST DROPPING SOUTH INTO THE
GULF...CIRCLING THE LOW AND REACHING THE WEST COAST ALONG THE
OREGON/WASHINGTON BORDER. THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS FROM JUST
OFF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH ANCHORAGE AND UP TO POINT HOPE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL SHIFT EAST RAPIDLY TODAY AND SNOWFALL
WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY.
ANOTHER SYSTEM RIDING THE JET IS ALREADY MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW. THIS WILL CROSS INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AND SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. YET
ANOTHER AND EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM (THE JET CONSOLIDATES VERY STRONGLY
BY THIS TIME) WILL AT THIS POINT ALREADY BE AFFECTING SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AND BY WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BY THURSDAY THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH THE
WEATHER SYSTEMS...THE MODELS DO NOT USUALLY DO TOO GOOD WITH VERY
FAST FLOW AS VERY SMALL PERTURBATIONS CAN BE QUICKLY RAMPED UP INTO
MAJOR STORMS. BUT THE OVERALL PICTURE IS THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION
WILL BE WELL SETTLED IN OVER ALASKA FOR A COOLER THAN NORMAL PATTERN
AND NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 130.
GALE WARNING 121 129 132 138 150 170 172 175 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 10, 12:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 10, 5:26 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 10 hr |
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Sources
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