Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 853, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 11, 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 11, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 120032 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 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. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 120127 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 UPDATED ZONE 171. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 972 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 420 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121244 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 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. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1011 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ADAK THIS EVENING AT 998 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY FRI AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 963 MB THEN FURTHER DEEPEN AND MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 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 11, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009
.DISCUSSION...
MAJOR STORM SYSTEM WORKING ITS WAY ACROSS ALASKA TODAY. PRECIPITABLE
WATER AMOUNTS IN THE WARM SECTOR ARE OVER 200 PERCENT OF NORMAL. A
STRONG JET (AND OBVIOUS JET STREAK OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA)
ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT INDICATES
VIGOROUS CYCLOGENESIS. PLEASE SEE THE WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY BELOW.
THERE ARE ALSO SNOW ADVISORIES IN PUBLIC ZONES 111 AND 141. ALTHOUGH
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN VALDEZ (A FOOT OR TWO POSSIBLE IN 24
HOURS)...THEIR ADVISORY CRITERIA IS SET TOO HIGH TO BE REACHABLE
EXCEPT IN EXCEPTIONAL EVENTS.
AS THIS FIRST SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...ANOTHER
SYSTEM CURRENTLY BREWING NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL ALREADY
BEGIN TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM ALSO PROMISES TO CARRY PLENTY
OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS PROGRESSIVE PATTERN FINALLY BREAKS ON THE WEEKEND
AS A DEEP TROUGH SETTLES IN OVER ALASKA THAT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
POSSIBLY THROUGH NEXT WEEK...THIS LOOKS LIKE IT TRANSLATES WELL ON A
NEGATIVE PHASE OF THE PNA (PACIFIC-NORTH AMERICA) PATTERN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 195.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING 145.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 179 180 185.
GALE WARNING 120 121 125 129 130 132 138 140 141 150
155 160 165 170 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG NOV 09In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 11, 2:28 PM AKST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
228 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0223 PM HIGH SUST WINDS E ANCHORAGE 61.22N 149.87W
11/11/2009 E0 MPH AK MESONET
GLEN ALPS HAD A PEAK WIND OF 82 MPH SO FAR TODAY AROUND
11 AM AND NOON.
&&
STEPETINLocal storm report, Nov 11, 2:29 PM AKST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
229 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0223 PM HIGH SUST WINDS SE ANCHORAGE 61.22N 149.87W
11/11/2009 E0 MPH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
MCHUGH CREEK ON THE SEWARD HIGHWAY REPORTED A PEAK WIND
OF 81 MPH SO FAR TODAY.
&&
STEPETINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:47 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 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.