Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 113, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 3, 2009, 12:25 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Apr 3, 2009, 12:25 AM AKDT (08:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030825 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1225 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 UPDATED ZONES 150, 155. 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. PKZ199-031400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ALASKA AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SAT. A 972 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 982 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1225 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE WIND 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1225 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040200- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 987 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-040200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-040200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-040200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-040200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-040200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-040200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:54 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr |
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