Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 181, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 20, 2009, 4:00 AM 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
- Oct 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201206 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 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. PKZ197-210200- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW NEAR 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 978MB. $$ PKZ120-210200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-210200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-210200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-210200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-210200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-210200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-210200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-210200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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795 FZAK51 PAFC 202308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 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. PKZ197-211400- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT SOUTHWEST OF KALGIN ISLAND. NE WIND 5 KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210625 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 121 140 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. PKZ197-211400- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT SOUTHWEST OF KALGIN ISLAND. NE WIND 25 KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210711 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 140 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. PKZ197-211400- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 1110 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 1110 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1110 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. NE OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. NE OF KALGIN ISLAND... NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211202 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 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. PKZ197-220200- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW NEAR 550 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 983 MB LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A 974 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND POINT AT 978 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 963 MB FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-220200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-220200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING EAST WIND 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-220200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT...BECOMING E WIND 25 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-220200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-220200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-220200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-220200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Oct 19, 3:30 PM AKDT, 12 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 3:30 PM AKDT, 12 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 330 PM AKDT MON OCT 19 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVELS...A RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN GULF CONTINUES TO BUILD A LITTLE AHEAD OF A LARGE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA EXTENDS A WEAK TROUGH EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE COOK INLET. A RIDGE LIES OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AT THE SURFACE...AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM 750 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH. A LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IS WEAKENING RAPIDLY. A RIDGE OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE TROUBLE COMING TO A COMMON SOLUTION OVER THE GULF THURSDAY. THE DISCORD IS WITH THE LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF A SERIES OF FRONTAL WAVES MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF. HPC PREFERS THE GFS MODEL THROUGH THE MID TERM PERIOD AND THAT IS THE MODEL WE WILL FOLLOW. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE COOK INLET WILL MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE ALASKA RANGE TUESDAY MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH TUESDAY. A LARGE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TUESDAY AND WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY. RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND AND RAIN WILL DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST AS THE FRONT WEAKENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN SHOWERS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH WEAKENS. RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT THE TUESDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST FRIDAY. RAIN ALONG THE COAST WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS AND SPREAD INLAND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A NEW LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA THURSDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING FRIDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120, 130, 132, 138, 150, 155. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM OCT 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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