Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 199, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 12, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Nov 12, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK61 PAFC 130037 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-131500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 MB LOW AT 57N 157W MOVES TO 59N 145W AT 981 MB LATE FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE NEAR ICY BAY. A 980 MB LOW AT 55N 160W LATE FRI MORNING MOVES TO 59N 144W SAT MORNING AT 946 MB. $$ PKZ351-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-131500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK61 PAFC 131256 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-140300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR 60N 147W WILL DISSIPATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 160W WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 59N 145W AT 946 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING MIDDAY SATURDAY. A BROAD TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP OVER $$ PKZ351-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 140015 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-141500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 MB ELONGATED LOW CENTERED NEAR 56N 150W MOVES TO 59N 144 W AT 949 MB SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE LATE SAT MORNING NEAR ICY BAY. $$ PKZ351-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 141251 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 952 MB 59N 145W WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SATURDAY MORNING. A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ351-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 150007 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 60N 147W SAT EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. THIS LOW WILL THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT AND MON AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 59N 142W. $$ PKZ351-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 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 Nov 12, 12:05 PM AKST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 12:05 PM AKST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1205 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...12Z RUNS OF THE NAM AND GFS IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT-TERM WITH EXCEPTION OF WEAK LOW/TROUGH THAT MOVES INTO NORTHWESTERN GULF FRIDAY MORNING. GFS PRODUCES A 981 CUT OFF LOW BY 18Z WHILE NAM GENERATES AN ELONGATED LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 986 MB. A BLEND OF THE TWO SOLUTIONS WOULD BE A REASONABLE COMPROMISE .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG ZONAL FLOW IN THE UPPER TROP WITH DEEP TROUGH OVER THE BERING ON SAT MOVING EASTWARD TOWARD THE GULF LATER THAT NIGHT. HENCE THERE IS GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENT OF GULF LOW ON SAT. PLENTY OF COLD AIR MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD IN BERING INTO NORTH PACIFIC ON FRI AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH SOME TYPE OF LOW/TROUGH MOVING THROUGH NORTHWESTERN GULF FRI AND COLD AIR OVER INTERIOR EXPECT MODERATE NORTH WINDS IN SOUTHCENTRAL. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON SAT MORNING DEEP LOW IN NORTHERN GULF IN POSITION ALTHOUGH GFS IS 8 TO 10 MB LOWER...IN ANY CASE SNOW ACROSS COASTAL ZONES WITH SOME MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS ON BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM ON SAT. PLENTY OF SNOW AND WIND FOR PWS EASTWARD ON SAT. VERY STRONG WINDS IN THOMPSON PASS ON SAT WITH BLOWING SNOW. VARIABLE CLOUDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES IN SOUTHWESTERN ZONES. NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. WITH POLAR FRONT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD FRIDAY MORNING OVER ALEUTIANS WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS OVER EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRI...HENCE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN TIP OF AK PEN. .LONG TERM FORECAST...RIDGE OVER BERING BUILDS WITH DEEP TROUGH IN GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. MAIN ISSUE WILL BE COLD TEMPS AND NORTHERLY DRAINAGE WINDS THROUGH GAPS. A WEATHER FRONT CAN BE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY MON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR 185 WILL PROBABLY BECOME HWW MARINE...MANY STORMS AND GALES- SEE MARINE PACKAGE FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP NOV 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 3:59 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 9:26 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.