Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 914, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
159 FZAK61 PAFC 032346 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-041500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ351-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 041240 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 050013 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 146W. .SAT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 146W. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 146W. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING 15 TO 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 051245 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-060330- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-060330- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-060330- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 060039 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM TRACKS INTO THE BERING. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 147W. .SUN...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 147W. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. RAIN. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 147W. .SUN...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 147W. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W OF 148W. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 061218 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-070300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... $$ PKZ351-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ352-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Dec 3, 12:23 PM AKST, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 12:23 PM AKST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1223 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...FOCUS FOR NEXT 4 DAYS IS ON THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA AS A SERIES OF VERY POWERFUL STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. GFS AND NAM IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE FIRST ALEUTIAN SYSTEM WHICH WILL START TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. THROUGH FRI NIGHT MODELS IN STEP ON POSITION AND DEPTH BUT ON SAT THE NAM DEEPENS ANOTHER 8 MB OVER THE GFS AS MAIN CENTER LIES IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. WOULD TEND TO GO WITH GFS SOLUTION. YET ANOTHER POWERFUL LOW (940S) MOVES NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT BUT STALLS NEAR 50N 170W SUN AND MON. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN UPPER LEVEL FEATURE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN HIGH AMPLITUDE SE TO NW ORIENTED RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WHICH PERSISTS THROUGH MON. THE AFOREMENTIONED LOWS MOVE UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE INSTEAD OF MOVING EASTWARD. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR ON FRI. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN CAN EXPECT VERY STRONG WINDS AND PLENTY OF PRECIP...SHOULD START OFF AS SNOW THU NIGHT AND FRI MORNING BUT CHANGING OVER TO RAIN BY MIDDAY ON FRIDAY. RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE AK PEN WITH CONSIDERABLE UPSLOPE FLOW. BY FRI NIGHT FRONT IS OVER KODIAK ISLAND BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND RAIN. WOULD EXPECT SOME LOCALIZED HIGH WATER PROBLEMS BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND DUE TO RAIN AND SNOW MELT ALONG THE AK PEN AND POSSIBLY KODIAK IS. ALSO EXPECTING THE FRONT TO MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKO DELTA FRI NIGHT...WINDY WITH SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN ON SAT IN COASTAL LOCALES. .LONG TERM FORECAST...SECOND MAJOR SYSTEM ON SUN WILL ONCE AGAIN GENERATE VERY STRONG WINDS AND PRECIP FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EASTWARD TO KODIAK ISLAND. AT THE CURRENT TIME THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE A REPEAT OF THE FIRST STORM. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNINGS: 187 185 181 HIGH SURF: 181 171 MARINE...STRMS AND GALES IN ALL WEST ZONES FIRE WEATHER...NOT AND ISSUE AT PRESENT JMP DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:29 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:29 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:55 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 4, 2:43 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.