Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 869, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 16, 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 16, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 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 170003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 982 MB AND THEN MOVE 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF CAPE FAIRWEATHER WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 981 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TO MOVE 280 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT N WIND 25 GUSTING 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT . SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTING 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTING 35 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 16, 12:10 PM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 12:10 PM AKST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1210 PM AKST MON NOV 16 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT OVERALL. BY EARLY WED MORNING WITH DEVELOPING LOW IN NORTH PACIFIC MOVING INTO SOUTHEASTERN GULF...GFS IS INITIALLY 3 TO 5 MB DEEPER AND 200 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST. BY EARLY THU MORNING NAM IS 10 MB DEEPER AND REMAINS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH DEEP TROUGH OVER THE GULF IS GENERATING COLD AIR OVER THE STATE WITH SOME MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS IN GAPS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...DISSIPATING WEATHER FRONT WILL INTO MOVE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND INTO EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES EAST OF 175W WITH LESS WIND. SHOWERS TO CONTINUE OVER REGION UNTIL WED MORNING WHEN NEXT LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AND RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM. SOUTHWEST...LITTLE CHANGE FROM CURRENT WEATHER...MOSTLY CLEAR AND COLD WITH SOME AREAS OF STRATUS AND FOG. SOUTHCENTRAL...WITH VARIOUS LOWS SPINNING AROUND IN THE GULF CONTINUED NORTH FLOW WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE TERRAIN GAPS WILL ALSO CONTINUE. EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE MAJOR ISSUE IS THE DEEP LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON WED AFTERNOON. EXPECT STRONG WINDS WED THROUGH FRI MORNING IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. WEAKENING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY FRI MORNING. CLOUDS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED THU AFTERNOON IN SOUTHWEST ZONES. GFS HINTING AT A LEE SIDE LOW FORMING IN WESTERN GULF ON FRI...BUT HAVE MINIMAL CONFIDENCE. LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS IN SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THU NIGHT...POTENTIAL CLOUD COVER AND WARMING ON FRI. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 150 172 175 176 179 185 130 132 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP NOV 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 3:23 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:06 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 17, 8:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 17, 8:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 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.