Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 937, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 1, 2009, 4:00 AM 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
- Dec 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 011236 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL GULF TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY TUE NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN TUE NIGHT MOVES INLAND NEAR KING SALMON EARLY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 011244 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 141 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL GULF TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY TUE NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN TUE NIGHT MOVES INLAND NEAR KING SALMON EARLY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011955 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1055 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 UPDATED AREAS 120 125 AND 129 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL GULF TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY TUE NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN TUE NIGHT MOVES INLAND NEAR KING SALMON EARLY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1055 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1055 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 1055 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 012142 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 RETRANSMISSION 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL GULF TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY TUE NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN TUE NIGHT MOVES INLAND NEAR KING SALMON EARLY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1055 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1055 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 1055 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA TUE NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR DILLINGHAM AT 990 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THU. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 30, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE HOLDING TOGETHER WELL WITH THE OVERALL
PATTERN. THE BIG ISSUE BETWEEN THEM HAS TO DO WITH HOW MUCH WARM AIR
MOVES INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE NAM IS COLDER THAN THE GFS OR
ECMWF SOLUTIONS...WHICH ARE VERY SIMILAR IN THEIR SHORT TERM
TEMPERATURE PROFILES. WHERE THIS MAY IMPACT THE FORECASTS IS WHEN AN
AREA MY TURN TO RAIN OR IF IT DOES AT ALL. THE FORECASTS HAVE BEEN
MORE WEIGHTED TO THE WARMER GFS/ECMWF TEMPERATURES. THIS COULD CAUSE
MORE SNOWFALL OVER A GREATER AREA IF IT TURNS OUT THE NAM IS MORE
CORRECT.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAJOR STORM CENTERS AROUND THE LARGE
LOW IN THE BERING SEA AND THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THE LOW
CENTER IS NOW VERTICALLY STACKED AND THE MAJORITY OF THE ENERGY IS
RIDING THE JET STREAM ALONG THE FRONT FROM ABOUT 40N 160W RIGHT INTO
THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THEN NORTHWEST.
THERE IS A TRIPLE POINT ON THE FRONT TO THE NORTHWEST OF KODIAK WITH
THE WARM FRONT MOVING INTO THE COOK INLET REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE
JET STREAM WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND INTO CANADA BY WEDNESDAY BUT THEN
REDEVELOP TO THE WEST OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO BRISTOL BAY
AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE LOCATION OF THE TRIPLE POINT PUTS THE WARM
SECTOR OF THE SYSTEM JUST UPSTREAM FROM MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
AND IS WHY IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE SNOW WILL TURN TO RAIN IN MOST OF
THE COASTAL AREAS. AS THE WARM SECTOR OF THE STORM TURNS THE SNOW TO
RAIN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA THE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UP IN THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE
GRADIENT WILL EASE FROM THE WEST TO EAST AND THEN LINGER ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EAST...CAUSING THE BARRIER
JET TO REMAIN ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT.
THE OCCLUDED PORTION OF THE FRONT HAS NOW MOVED THROUGH THE FORECAST
AREA WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND HAS ALLOWED THE WINDS TO
DIMINISH...ENDING THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THERE. THE EXCEPTION TO
THIS IS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS REGION WHERE THE FRONT HAS STALLED AND
WILL KEEP BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING
SEA LATE IN THE WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS FROM SOUTHEAST
ALASKA INTO THE EASTERN PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND WARM SOUTH AND SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA REGION IN THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131 195.
WINTER STORM WARNING 125 145.
HIGH WIND WARNING 101 135.
MARINE...GALE 121 129 155 172 175 176 179 180 185.
STORM 120 125 130.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 1, 9:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 1, 9:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Dec 1, 9:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Dec 1, 9:45 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 1, 10:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.