Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 930, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 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 22, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 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 230001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 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. PKZ499-231500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 60N 176E WILL MOVE TO 57N 168E AT 990 MB WED NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 48N 158W THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ413-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-231500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 231301 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-240300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COMPLEX LOW NEAR 57N 168E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN BEFORE DISSIPATING THU EVENING. A 970 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 49N 157W EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-240300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 240001 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 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. PKZ499-241500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COMPLEX LOW NEAR 57N 168E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN BEFORE DISSIPATING THU EVENING. A 970 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR 49N 157W EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ411-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ414-241500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 241200 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-250300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 MB LOW NEAR 56N 168E WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST AND DISSIPATE BY THU NIGHT. A 962 MB LOW NEAR 47N 161W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB AT 52N 155W EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ411-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ412-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-250300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 250028 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 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. PKZ499-251500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 966 MB LOW NEAR 47N 158W WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB AT 53N 160W SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ412-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ413-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-251500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 22, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS SEEM A BIT IMPROVED OVER PAST DAYS AND
ARE NOW COLLUDING TO BRING THE DEVELOPING LOW IN THE GULF ONTO THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA BEFORE RAPIDLY DISSIPATING IT WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THE NAM TRACK SHOWS A LITTLE MORE DETAIL WITH IT HEADING
INTO SOUTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS IT DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY
EVENING AND HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. THE
LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SEEMS TO BE HANDLED WELL BY ALL OF THE MODELS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG 180 KT PLUS JET STREAM REMAINS
SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA RUNNING DUE EAST ALONG THE 40N PARALLEL.
THIS JET IS SPAWNING A LOW THAT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 960S BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
A JET STREAK RUNS THROUGH THE EAST CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA IN
CONJUNCTION WITH A DEVELOPING LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH GULF
COAST WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW IS A TRICKY FEATURE THAT WILL HAVE A LARGE
IMPACT FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. SMALL DEVIATIONS IN THE LOW
TRACK WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON WINDS...PRECIPITATION...AND
PRECIPITATION TYPE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA IS
RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH A WEAK LOW MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA/SOUTHWEST ALASKA AREA. THIS
LOW WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL TURN TO MOSTLY SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS COOLER AIR FROM THE WEST FILTERS IN.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE DIFFICULT CALLS ARE WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO
THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE CURRENT ANTICIPATED TRACK WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS INTO THE CORDOVA AREA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY THE THE CORDOVA AREA COULD EVEN REACH HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA AS THE GRADIENT EARLY TOMORROW MORNING BUT THE UNCERTAINTY
OF THE TRACK IS ENOUGH TO WAIT TO SEE THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW AND
ACTUAL TRACK DEVELOP MORE BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER THAT IS LIKELY
ENOUGH TO ISSUE A WARNING. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE CORDOVA AREA AND
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. VALDEZ WILL LIKELY MIX RAIN INTO THE
PRECIPITATION BUT IT COULD GO EITHER WAY...REMAINING ALL SNOW OR
TURNING TO ALL RAIN. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE TOO WET AND HEAVY TO CAUSE
TRUE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS...BUT IT WILL BE WORTH
WATCHING AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN INTO THE ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU
AREAS WITH INCREASED LOW LEVEL NORTHEAST FLOW COMBINED WITH WARMER
AIR RIDING OVER ALOFT. THE KEY WILL BE WHETHER THE LOW MOVES FAR
ENOUGH WEST BEFORE DISSIPATING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS SHOW LITTLE CHANGE IN THE LARGE-SCALE
WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT WEEK. RIDGING TO THE EAST WILL KEEP
WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW STREAMING INTO THE MAINLAND...AND THE
PRIMARY STORM TRACK WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LOWS UP INTO THE GULF AND
THEN CURVE NORTHWEST INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 129 130 132 138 140 150 160 165 170.
STORM 120 125.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:18 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 100 min |
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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.