Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 918, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 10, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 110036 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 10 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-111500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 LOW AT 47N 178E MOVES TO NEAR 52N 174E FRIDAY NIGHT AT 976 MB AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 53N 168E SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE. LATE SATURDAY MORNING A 973 MB LOW NEAR 47N 173W MOVES TO NEAR 48N 178W LATE SUNDAY MORNING AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ411-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-111500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND W. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND W. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND W. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 111230 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-120300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 LOW NEAR 48N 179E MOVES TO 53N 174E FRI NIGHT AT 981 MB. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 55N 168E AT 998 MB SAT EVENING AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE. A 974 MB LOW NEAR 47N 164W LATE SAT MORNING MOVES TO 45N 162W LATE SUNDAY MORNING AT 966 MB. $$ PKZ411-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ412-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-120300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 120008 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-121500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 52N 178E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 167E AT 1003 MB SUNDAY MORNING. A LOW FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR 45N 160W AT 967 MB BY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 974 MB BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ412-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ413-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. .SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ414-121500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 121241 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-130300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 981 MB LOW NEAR 53N 174E WILL MOVE NEAR 55N 165E AT 1007 MB SUN AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT 970 MB WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR 45N 158E. NORTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ412-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ414-130300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 130051 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-131500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 52N 171E MOVES TO NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT AND WEAKENS TO 1008 MB. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER EASTERN RUSSIA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. $$ PKZ411-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ414-131500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 10, 12:22 PM AKST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 12:22 PM AKST, 3 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1222 PM AKST THU DEC 10 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOUR AND THEN SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ON NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVEMENT ALONG 160W...WOULD GO WITH GFS SOLUTION AS THIS IS THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY ON NAM GRID. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL NW TO SE TROUGH REMAINS IN SITU WITH WARM AIR IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER TROPOSPHERE. VERY LARGE INVERSIONS PERSIST AND WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE INTERIOR UNTIL SATURDAY WHEN SOME COOLER AIR FROM THE ARCTIC MOVES SOUTHWARD. WITH LIGHT OR CALM WINDS FOG AND STRATUS ARE COMMON PLACE...MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...ACTIVE WEATHER IS CONFINED TO THE ALEUTIANS WHERE A COMPLEX LOW SOUTH OF THE CHAIN DEEPENS FRIDAY AND MOVES OVER ATTU LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES WESTWARD SATURDAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WELL SOUTH OF THE CHAIN MOVES TO 50N SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAINS QUASI-STATIONARY THEREAFTER. MODERATE SOUTH WINDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. LITTLE CHANGE TO CURRENT WEATHER OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTHCENTRAL ZONES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. PERIODS OF STRATUS AND FOG INTERMIXED WITH CLEAR SKIES. .LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DISSIPATES OVER THE WEEKEND ALLOWING A NORTH PACIFIC STORM TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ON TUESDAY. THE MODELS INDICATING THAT A UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA ON SUNDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE ON LATE MONDAY GENERATING COOLER AIR TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE FORMING OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA EARLY NEXT WEEK. GFS HINTING AT AN INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH IN COMBINATION WITH UPPER LEVEL LOW COULD PRODUCE SOME SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND AND EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHWEST ZONES ON MONDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...175? FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 3:23 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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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.