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Gale Warning 945, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 3, 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 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 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 FZAK52 PAFC 031300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 580 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN TO 260 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT AT 955 MB. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE... 31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...BERING SIDE...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040038 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND MOVES OVER ADAK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MERGES WITH A 964 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED SYSTEM MOVES TO AROUND 250 NM NORTHWEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND LATE SAT MORNING AT 953 MB AND THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT EXCEPT 8 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...35 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 2, 12:03 PM AKST, 15 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 12:03 PM AKST, 15 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1203 PM AKST WED DEC 2 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON PRIMARY WEATHER FEATURES. CURRENT SURFACE LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY IS PROG BY BOTH MODELS TO MOVE INTO NORTON SOUND TONIGHT ALTHOUGH THE GFS IS A BIT STRONGER WITH THE SURFACE GRADIENT...THE GENERAL IMPLICATIONS ARE SIMILAR. WITH REGARD TO THE DEEP NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BOTH MODELS ARE SIMILAR WITH THE GFS SOME 200 NM TO THE WEST AND 5 TO 7 MB DEEPER. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...CURRENTLY A BROAD TROUGH EXISTS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL WITH COOL AIR WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. WIDE SPREAD SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE REGION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME RAIN SHOWERS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHWEST ZONES THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY WITH AIR TEMPS IN THE TEENS. RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA ON THURSDAY. EXPECT NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BERING TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. MAJOR NORTH PACIFIC LOW STARTING TO IMPACT CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO AK PEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PLENTY OF WIND AND RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. .LONG TERM FORECAST...WITH RIDGE OVER THE GULF MAIN INTEREST WILL BE IN THE BERING. EXPECT HEAVY RAIN FROM SAND POINT TO KODIAK ISLAND AND VERY STRONG SOUTH TO EAST WINDS CONTINUING EAST OF 175W FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS FRIDAY ADAK WEST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...SEE PACKAGE FOR DETAILS 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 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:49 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:10 AM AKST | High Surf Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 3, 12:20 PM AKST | High Surf Advisory | AFC | 52 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.