Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 993, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND AT 990 MB NEAR SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE OVER COOK INLET THIS EVENING. A 970 MB LOW WILL BE 500 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 231253 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND AT 990 MB NEAR SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE OVER COOK INLET THIS EVENING. A 970 MB LOW WILL BE 500 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 232323 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 220 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND AT 990 MB NEAR SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY DISSIPATE OVER COOK INLET THIS EVENING. A 970 MB LOW WILL BE 500 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 220 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL RAPIDLY DISSIPATE OVER COOK INLET THIS EVENING. A 965 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 973 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E WIND 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 12 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRI... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 22, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS SEEM A BIT IMPROVED OVER PAST DAYS AND
ARE NOW COLLUDING TO BRING THE DEVELOPING LOW IN THE GULF ONTO THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA BEFORE RAPIDLY DISSIPATING IT WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THE NAM TRACK SHOWS A LITTLE MORE DETAIL WITH IT HEADING
INTO SOUTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS IT DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY
EVENING AND HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. THE
LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SEEMS TO BE HANDLED WELL BY ALL OF THE MODELS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG 180 KT PLUS JET STREAM REMAINS
SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA RUNNING DUE EAST ALONG THE 40N PARALLEL.
THIS JET IS SPAWNING A LOW THAT WILL BE IN THE LOWER 960S BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
A JET STREAK RUNS THROUGH THE EAST CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA IN
CONJUNCTION WITH A DEVELOPING LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH GULF
COAST WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW IS A TRICKY FEATURE THAT WILL HAVE A LARGE
IMPACT FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. SMALL DEVIATIONS IN THE LOW
TRACK WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON WINDS...PRECIPITATION...AND
PRECIPITATION TYPE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA IS
RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH A WEAK LOW MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA/SOUTHWEST ALASKA AREA. THIS
LOW WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL TURN TO MOSTLY SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS COOLER AIR FROM THE WEST FILTERS IN.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE DIFFICULT CALLS ARE WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO
THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE CURRENT ANTICIPATED TRACK WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS INTO THE CORDOVA AREA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY THE THE CORDOVA AREA COULD EVEN REACH HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA AS THE GRADIENT EARLY TOMORROW MORNING BUT THE UNCERTAINTY
OF THE TRACK IS ENOUGH TO WAIT TO SEE THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW AND
ACTUAL TRACK DEVELOP MORE BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER THAT IS LIKELY
ENOUGH TO ISSUE A WARNING. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE CORDOVA AREA AND
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. VALDEZ WILL LIKELY MIX RAIN INTO THE
PRECIPITATION BUT IT COULD GO EITHER WAY...REMAINING ALL SNOW OR
TURNING TO ALL RAIN. SNOW WILL LIKELY BE TOO WET AND HEAVY TO CAUSE
TRUE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS...BUT IT WILL BE WORTH
WATCHING AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN INTO THE ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU
AREAS WITH INCREASED LOW LEVEL NORTHEAST FLOW COMBINED WITH WARMER
AIR RIDING OVER ALOFT. THE KEY WILL BE WHETHER THE LOW MOVES FAR
ENOUGH WEST BEFORE DISSIPATING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS SHOW LITTLE CHANGE IN THE LARGE-SCALE
WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT WEEK. RIDGING TO THE EAST WILL KEEP
WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW STREAMING INTO THE MAINLAND...AND THE
PRIMARY STORM TRACK WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LOWS UP INTO THE GULF AND
THEN CURVE NORTHWEST INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 129 130 132 138 140 150 160 165 170.
STORM 120 125.
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 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:18 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 100 min |
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