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Storm Warning 186, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 23, 2009, 12:45 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 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 23, 2009, 12:45 AM AKDT (08:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230846 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1245 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 UPDATED ZONES 140 141 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. PKZ197-231400- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB 70 NM NORTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT THEN WILL BECOME STATIONARY NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT DEVELOPING THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT S OF SEAL ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1150 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT TOWARDS MORNING. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT...SHIFTING TO THE SW WIND 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1245 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND... E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 1245 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...BECOMING SE 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230901 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 100 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-231400- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB 70 NM NORTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THU NIGHT THEN WILL BECOME STATIONARY NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 180 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT DEVELOPING THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT S OF SEAL ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1150 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT TOWARDS MORNING. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SW WIND 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1245 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND... E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 1245 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...BECOMING SE 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231152 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 UPDATED AND SPLIT ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-240200- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE ASHORE BRISTOL BAY LATE THIS MORNING. A 985 MB WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 989 MB EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...KAMISHAK BAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 40 KTS BECOMING SE 25 KTS BY MID MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. BARREN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 10 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 2:00 PM AKDT, 10 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER AIR...A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA CONNECTS AN UPPER
LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA TO ANOTHER SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A RIDGE ALSO
PERSISTS OVER WESTERN CANADA.
AT THE SURFACE...A NORTHERLY FLOW REMAINS OVER THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN CHAIN. A WEAKEN LOW NEAR SAND POINT IS VERTICALLY STACKED
BENEATH THE UPPER LOW. ANOTHER LOW HAD MOVED INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF
WITH A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST FROM THE CENTER.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BUT BEGIN TO LOSE
CONSENSUS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE GFS MODEL CONTINUES TO HAVE THE MOST
CONSISTENT SOLUTION THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER AIR...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT
MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SATURDAY. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY. THE HIGH
OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY AND THE
UPPER FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY BY SATURDAY.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...
THE NEW STORM OVER THE GULF WILL TURN WEST AND MOVE THROUGH KODIAK
ISLAND TONIGHT AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR DILLINGHAM FRIDAY.
THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT. RAIN AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF AND ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. AREAS OF
RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND OVER THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG EAST
WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE
KENAI MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE GULF SATURDAY AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
WINDS AND RAIN TO THE GULF COAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY
FRIDAY WILL KEEP SHOWERS OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL PERSIST OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA, WESTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND
WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL FALL ON THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. ISOLATED FREEZING
RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH
SATURDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY SATURDAY
AS A SURFACE LOW FORMING OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF SATURDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINLY IN TODAY'S LONG TERM MODELS THAT
CONFIDENCE IN ANY OF THE MODELS IS LOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 120 130
GALE 125 129 130 132 138 140 150 160 179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM OCT 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 22, 11:50 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Oct 23, 12:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Oct 23, 1:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC |
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Sources
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