Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 971, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 17, 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 17, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 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 171247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK 992 MB LOW WILL REMAIN IN CENTRAL COOK INLET AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 171304 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK 992 MB LOW WILL REMAIN IN CENTRAL COOK INLET AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 172153 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1245 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK 992 MB LOW WILL REMAIN IN CENTRAL COOK INLET AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 1245 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180055 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 LOW WILL REMAIN IN CENTRAL COOK INLET AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT EXCEPT W 35 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY...EXCEPT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 16, 9:45 PM AKST, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 9:45 PM AKST, 6 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
945 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009
EVENING UPDATE...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPED ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
ARCTIC AIRMASS SPILLING IN TO THE WESTERN GULF. THIS LOW...COUPLED
WITH THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS AND SUFFICIENT MOISTURE...IS SQUEEZING
OUT MORE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT HAS EVOLVED INTO ANOTHER
ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL.
ONE SNOW BAND HAS SET UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA INTO THE
SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY WHILE A SECOND ONE IS CLOSER TO THE LEADING
EDGE OF THE COLD AIR BACK OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET. THE INITIAL BAND
IS DROPPING SNOW IN ANCHORAGE AT A RATE OF ABOUT HALF AN INCH AN HOUR
OR LESS. THIS BAND WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH BEFORE THE SECOND BAND
INTENSIFIES AFTER MIDNIGHT...POSSIBLY BRINGING ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF SNOW TO ANCHORAGE AS THIS NEW LOW MOVES INLAND TO THE EAST OF
SEWARD.
WHEREAS THE PREVIOUS STORM BROUGHT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW TOTALS
TO EAGLE RIVER AND TAPERED OFF TOWARD WEST ANCHORAGE...THIS WILL BE A
MORE TYPICAL SETUP WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN SOUTH AND WEST
ANCHORAGE.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE YET TO DEVELOP AROUND KACHEMAK BAY...AT
LEAST NOT AT THE HOMER AIRPORT. IT IS STILL POSSIBLE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE HAPPENING ALONG THE BLUFF WHERE HEAVIER SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS COULD COMBINE TO BRING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SO FOR NOW...WILL
ALLOW THE BLIZZARD WARNING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
AB DEC 09
PREVIOUS FORECAST DISCUSSION.......
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE BIG FEATURES. THE
NAM IS DOING WELL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MESO LOW IN COOK INLET
THAT IS COMPLETELY MISSED BY ALL OF THE OTHER MODELS. A LOCALLY RUN
MODEL IS SHOWING THAT LOW SLIPPING INTO THE LOWER INLET THIS EVENING
AND BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE KACHEMAK BAY REGION. THERE IS
A WARNING OUT FOR THIS BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT
THIS EVENT WORKING OUT.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE COLD CORE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS
DROPPING DOWN OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS AFTERNOON WHILE THE
SURFACE LOW IS IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE COLD ADVECTION BETWEEN
THESE LOW IS INCREASING AND IS RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS OUT OF
CHANNELED TERRAIN IN WESTERN COOK INLET AND KODIAK. THIS COLD
ADVECTION IS ALSO WHAT IS DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MESO LOW IN
COOK INLET.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...SNOW WILL BE LIFTING OUT OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
MID AFTERNOON AND MAT-SU VALLEY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
SHOULD LIGHTEN UP IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA AS THE LOW MOVES
THROUGH AND THOUGH TERRAIN EFFECTS IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP
SNOW SHOWERS AROUND.
THE BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST REMAINS THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA
WHERE THE SUBTLE MOVEMENTS OF THE MESO LOW IN COOK INLET WILL
DETERMINE WHETHER THAT AREA WILL GET BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...OR VERY
LITTLE PRECIPITATION AT ALL.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE BUT WINDS SHOULD
BE LOWER RESULTING IN WINDS CHILLS THAT ARE NOT AS SEVERE AS THE LAST
FEW DAYS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE COOLER AIR THAT IS COVERING MUCH OF THE
STATE WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE AS
THE LOW RETROGRADES NORTHWESTWARD SATURDAY AND SOUTHERLY FLOW COVERS
MUCH OF THE STATE. MEANWHILE...OUT WEST STRONG WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION WILL KEEP THINGS UNSETTLED DUE TO THE BERING LOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 121.
MARINE...GALE 120 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 175 180
STORM 130 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165
179 180 185
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 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 12:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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