Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 188, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 27, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 27, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271204 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 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. PKZ199-280200- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK 1011 MB LOW WILL DISSIPATE NEAR COLD BAY TODAY. A TRANSIENT RIDGE WILL BUILD AND MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. A STRONG WESTERN PACIFIC LOW NEAR JAPAN WILL MOVE NEAR SHEMYA AT 973 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-280200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-280200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-280200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-280200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-280200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-280200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-280200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-280200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 272301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281400- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WED. A 954 MB LOW 680 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB 70 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-281400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-281400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-281400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-281400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF ATKA...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-281400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-281400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281205 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 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. PKZ199-290200- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TRANSIENT RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WED. A 954 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 282303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291400- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 220 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AND WEAKEN TO 1003 MB FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ150-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-291400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-291400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-291400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-291400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-291400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-291400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Oct 26, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT MON OCT 26 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS APPEAR TO BE IN FAIR AGREEMENT OVER THE GULF AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT OVER THE BERING SEA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE GFS MODEL IS MOVING NEXT LOW INTO THE
GULF A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE EUROPEAN OR NAM MODELS. ALL THE MODELS
ARE HANDLING THE NEXT LARGE STORM MOVING TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
ABOUT THE SAME. THE NAM MODEL IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE EUROPEAN MODEL THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS EXTENDS A TROUGH INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE KENAI PENINSULA AND IS PRODUCING SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR, KENAI PENINSULA
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN HAD PRODUCED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE REGION. AN UPPER RIDGE
IS BEGINNING TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
AT THE SURFACE...A WEAKENING LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN ALCAN BORDER
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. A SECONDARY LOW HAS
FORMED OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND UNDER THE UPPER TROUGH. A WEAK LOW
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE INTO A TROUGH TONIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE COOK INLET WEDNESDAY AS A STRONGER LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF. THE
UPPER RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN BERING WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...
THE WEAK LOW WILL REMAIN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEFORE DISSIPATING
TUESDAY EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL,
MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS
EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF SNOW OVER THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL BECOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AS THE UPPER
SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A NEW STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN
BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR SECTION TUESDAY BEFORE
DISSIPATING TUESDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY WILL
DIMINISH FROM THE WEST AS THE RIDGE MOVES INTO THE AREA. ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY.
BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH FROM
THE WEST AS RIDGE MOVES FROM THE WESTERN BERING INTO THE EASTERN
BERING WEDNESDAY. A NEW STORM SYSTEM NEAR JAPAN WILL MOVE TO ABOUT
100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH GALE TO
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY NIGHT
AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE STORM OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. THE RAIN AND
WIND OFF THIS STORM WILL REMAIN MOSTLY OVER THE GULF. THE THE RIDGE
ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND FORM A HIGH
OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE CLEARING OVER WESTERN
ALASKA WILL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BY THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE
AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE STORM NEAR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL TURN NORTH AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING BY
FRIDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 176
GALE 175
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 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Oct 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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