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Storm Warning 122, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 23, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Apr 23, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 232352 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 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. PKZ199-241400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 450NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300NM NORTH OF MEKORYUK BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 977MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 130NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-241400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-241400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-241400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-241400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT THIS EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-241400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-241400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250200- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 981 MB EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-250200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING 15 FT BERING SIDE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS KISKA EAST. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-250200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 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. PKZ199-251400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 992 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT GUSTING 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Apr 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT THU APR 23 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS FIRMLY ANCHORED OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A 999 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING IS WEAKENING WHILE MOVING NORTHWARD. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL...WITH GOOD MOISTURE TRANSPORT SEEN ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. A DEVELOPING 980 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY WILL BE THE MAJOR FORECAST PROBLEM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE ALCAN IS MOVING EAST INTO CANADA. A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN BERING. AN UPPER LOW WITHIN THIS TROUGH HAS WEAKENED INTO AN OPEN WAVE AND IS ALSO MOVING EASTWARD. VARIOUS SHORTWAVES ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE TROUGH...WITH ONE SUCH DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY. MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE AT THIS POINT REGARDING THE EVOLUTION AND INTENSITY OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA. SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCES ALSO EXIST BETWEEN SOLUTIONS NEXT WEEK DUE TO A POTENTIAL PATTERN CHANGE. THE GFS WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE FOR THIS AFTERNOON...DUE TO CONTINUED CONSISTENCY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... THE FRONT AND AN ATTENDANT SHORTWAVE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE AREA TOMORROW. THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION MAKER WILL BE TONIGHT...WITH MORE SCATTERED PRECIP EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT CONCERNS PRECIP TYPE. MAINLY RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...WITH A RAIN SNOW MIX FOR OTHER LOCATIONS. THE ONE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY...MAINLY NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA...WHERE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PREDOMINATE. AS IS TYPICAL IN THESE SCENARIOS PRECIP TYPE WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND HEAVILY ON INTENSITY...AS HEAVIER PRECIP CAN RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ON SATURDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW BACK TO THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WARMER THAN THE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH TONIGHT. .SOUTHWEST... RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE TONIGHT AS THE SHORTWAVE AND FRONT MOVE TO THE EAST. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ON FRIDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW PUSHES INTO SOUTHWEST. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVERSPREADING THE ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOFS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW...AS THE AFOREMENTIONED NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING. EXPECTING MOSTLY RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL MIX IN OCCASIONALLY...PARTICULARLY OVER THE PRIBILOFS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK...KEEPING THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION HIGH. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...172 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE NRH APR 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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