Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 14, 2009, 9:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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
- Jan 14, 2009, 9:20 AM AKST (18:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141826 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 920 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 UPDATED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING. A 964 MB LOW WILL BE 165 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 920 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
329 FZAK52 PAFC 142355 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE 500 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR ST GEORGE ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR ST GEORGE ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:04 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:20 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:20 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 13, 7:53 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 13, 9:38 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:47 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 14, 7:49 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 14, 8:40 AM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 117 days |
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