Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 22, 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
- Jan 22, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 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 221248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON THU AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE GULF. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND... NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 230006 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRI MORNING AND ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230033 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 132. 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRI MORNING AND ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230638 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 UPDATED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRI MORNING AND ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 15 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231232 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 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 FRI JAN 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jan 21, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MOST OF THE NEW MODEL RUNS ARE TAKING THE NEXT STORM COMING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE BERING. THE ONLY QUESTION IS HOW FAST WILL THE LOW MOVE. THE NEW GFS IS THE PREFERRED MODEL DUE TO CONSISTENCY AND AGREEMENT WITH HPC MID RANGE PROGS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND CENTRAL MAINLAND AND AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. A MODERATE JET FLOWS NORTH THROUGH BRISTOL BAY, SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND CHUKCHI SEA. THE CURRENT BAROCLINIC ZONE IS ALIGNED WITH JET. AT THE SURFACE...A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY AND EASTERN ALASKA AND AN AREA OF LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF ALASKA HAS INCREASED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. GUSTY NORTH WINDS HAVE INCREASED THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. STRONG EAST WINDS WERE FELT ALONG ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTS. THE WEATHER FRONT JUST OFFSHORE OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS STARTING TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE DELTA COAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA WITH A CUT-OFF HIGH DEVELOPING NEAR BARTER ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA. AN UPPER SHORT-WAVE DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE SURFACE...THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST CANADA AND THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WESTERN FRONT ALONG THE DELTA COAST AND OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAK AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY. THE LOW DEVELOPING BENEATH THE UPPER SHORT-WAVE WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER FRONT LINKED WITH THE LOW WILL INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TO THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF AREA BY LATE THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL DIMINISH BY THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA ANS CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA..AREAS OF SNOW ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY, THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE BECOMING SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY. BERING SEA...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING BY FRIDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. THE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND WEAKENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130, 138, 140,150, 155, 160, 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM JAN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.