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Gale Warning 939, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 1, 2009, 9:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 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, 9:40 AM AKST (18:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011839 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 UPDATED ZONES 155 165 170 171 176 AND 179. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 981 MB 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR KING SALMON EARLY WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT SEAS 24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 012143 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 RETRANSMISSION COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 981 MB 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR KING SALMON EARLY WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT SEAS 24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 940 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 020009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR DILLINGHAM AT 990 MB WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE BERING SEA WED AND REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH THU. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 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 1, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST TUE DEC 1 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN SIBERIA TO JUST WEST OF THE
ALCAN THIS MORNING WITH A RIDGE OVER SE AK. AT THE SURFACE A SLOWLY
WEAKENING LOW IS BETWEEN COLD BAY AND DUTCH HARBOR. A STRONG
NORTH-SOUTH WEATHER FRONT IS AIMED AT PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WATER
VAPOR SATPIX SHOWS A STRONG TROPICAL MOISTURE FEED EXTENDING FROM
WEAKENING TYPHOON NIDA IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST. A WAVE IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT WELL SOUTH OF THE GULF.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES INTO
BRISTOL BAY WED MORNING AND THEN INLAND TO NORTHWEST AK ON THU.
RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE BERING UNTIL A NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES
ADAK ON FRI. IN THE MEANTIME THE MOISTURE STREAM AND ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE STRAIGHT NORTH OVER THE GULF TODAY. THE WAVE
MOVING NORTH ALONG THE FRONT WILL CAUSE THE FRONT TO CHANGE TO A
NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST ALIGNMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...WHICH WILL SERVE TO MOVE THE MOISTURE STREAM TO THE WEST.
ON WEDNESDAY THE FRONT DRIFTS TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST AND THE
MOISTURE STREAM TAKES AIM AT SOUTHEAST AK. THE FORECAST IS BASED ON
THE NAM AND GFS IN THE EARLY PERIODS AND THEN THE GFS/EC FOR THE
REMAINDER.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...COLD AIR RETURNS WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING WINDS AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND. BY WED HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING AND SHOWERS END. THE NEXT NORTH
PACIFIC LOW REACHES ADAK FRI AFTERNOON AFTER SPREADING SNOW AND RAIN
AND STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE CHAIN BEGINNING THU.
FOR SOUTHWEST AK...SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THU
MORNING. AT THAT TIME THE LOW MOVES NORTH AND THE RIDGE BUILDS INTO
THE AREA. SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW THU
NIGHT AND MIXES WITH RAIN FRI.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...HEAVY SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE KENAI PENINSULA AND NORTH GULF COAST ZONES WITH RAIN AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TUE NIGHT. SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN
AK RANGE AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS TODAY WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN AK
RANGE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT CHANGES ORIENTATION AND MOVES TO THE COAST
TUE MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH TUE NIGHT INTO WED AND THEN
ANOTHER ROUND WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL COAST AS THE
ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES INLAND WED AND WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN
BUILDS INTO THE AREA BY FRI.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE WEST FROM ADAK BRINGING STORMS AND RAIN TO
ALL OF THE BERING AND SW AK THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND. THE
EASTERN FLANK OF THIS STORM WILL ALSO WARM ALL AREAS SE OF THE AK
RANGE DURING THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 135
WINTER STORM WARNING 145
MARINE...STORM 120
GALE 121 125 129 132 165 170 179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS DEC 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 | 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 | 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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