Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 972, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 17, 2009, 12:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 15 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, 12:45 PM AKST (21:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
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. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180156 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 450 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 UPDATED 138 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. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 450 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 993 LOW OVER COOK INLET WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT. A 999 MB LOW WILL FORM 40 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 55 NM SE OF CORDOVA LATE TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND PROGRESS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 17, 5:50 AM AKST, 6 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 5:50 AM AKST, 6 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
550 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A COLD CORE LOW IS CURRENTLY CENTERED JUST NORTHEAST OF ILIAMNA. A
RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IS NEGATIVELY TILTED BACK
TOWARDS RUSSIA. FURTHER WEST A LARGE TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER THE
RUSSIAN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A SHORTWAVE HUNDREDS OF MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA. AT THE SURFACE...A COMPLICATED SERIES OF LOWS
ARE UNDERNEATH THE MAINLAND COLD CORE LOW GENERATING WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION FROM COOK INLET TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. HIGH PRESSURE
EXISTS AT THE SURFACE UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING BENEATH THE UPPER
LEVEL SHORTWAVE OUT IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GENERAL CAPTURING FEATURES
ACCURATELY. HOWEVER...ONLY THE HIGH RESOLUTION NAM AND LOCAL MODELS
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CAPTURE THE COMPLICATED PRECIPITATION OF THE LOWS
IN COOK INLET AND WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. FOR THE SHORT TERM
THE MODELS ARE AGREEING ON THE SLOW RETROGRADE OF THE MAINLAND
LOW...THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE RIDGE AND THE NORTHEAST
PROGRESSION OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON THE
INTENSITY AND POSITION OF THE BERING LOW BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE GFS IS
THE MORE CONSISTENT SOLUTION AND WAS RELIED UPON FOR THE LONG TERM.
HOWEVER...THE ECMWF HAS BEEN CAPTURING THE MAGNITUDE OF THE RECENT
WINDS MORE ACCURATELY SO IT WAS USED FOR LONG TERM WINDS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
SNOW CONTINUES TO PERSIST FROM COOK INLET AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND UP THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT-SU VALLEYS DUE TO
THE PRESENCE OF TWO SEPARATE LOWS. ONE IS CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTER
OF COOK INLET...WHILE THE OTHER IS CENTERED NEAR WHITTIER. STEADIER
SNOW LOOKS TO DIMINISH SHOWERS AS THE WEAK SURFACE LOWS WEAKEN.
SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AS WELL AS THE SUPPORTING
UPPER-LOW AND MOISTURE BEGIN TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
BY THE WEEKEND.
.SOUTHWEST...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE WEST
DUE TO THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE MAINLAND LOW AND
ALEUTIAN RIDGE. THIS COMBINED WITH STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION ALONG
THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ADVISORY WIND CHILLS
THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
WILL FALL MAINLY ALONG THE ALASKAN PENINSULA DUE TO THE SLOWLY
PROGRESSING MAINLAND LOW. MOISTURE FROM THE APPROACHING ALEUTIAN LOW
NOSES INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS WEEKEND.
.ALEUTIANS...IT IS STILL FAIRLY QUIET IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW REPORTED AS THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO
PROGRESS EAST. HOWEVER...BY THURSDAY EVENING AN APPROACHING LOW WILL
BRING GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AND STEADY PRECIPITATION TO THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS THE MAINLAND LOW PROGRESSES NORTHWARD...A
RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE SOUTH. THIS WILL RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A RETURN TO WARMER TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN STORMY IN THE
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF LOWS PROGRESS
THROUGH THE REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 121
MARINE...STORM...411 175 176
GALE...351 352 412 413 125 128 130 132 136 150 155
160 165 170 172 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...414 121 127 129 130 132 136 138 140 141 150
155 160 165 180 185
ELN/JAM 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.