Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 207, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 28, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 28, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281310 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 51N 170E. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY TO 957 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 55N 175W. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. EXCEPT SE 25 KT SOUTH OF 56N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 56N...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. NORTH OF 56N...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...EAST OF 167W...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 167W WESTWARD...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57 N. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK62 PAFC 281939 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 CORRECTED 411 AND 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-290300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR 51N 170E. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY TO 957 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 55N 175W. $$ PKZ411-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SE 25 KT S OF 56N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT S OF 56N IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT...S OF 56N...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. NORTH OF 56N...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ414-290300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF 167W...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. W OF 167W...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57 N. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 290037 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-291500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN MORNING. A 977 MB LOW NEAR 51N 171E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 955 MB NEAR 55N 179W SUN EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 961 MB NEAR 54N 170W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N TO E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N TO E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 TO 28 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 55 TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING E OF 176W. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-291500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF 168W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING E 55 TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 TO 65 KT...BECOMING S 25 KT S OF 57N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 291319 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-300300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 54N 177E INTENSIFIES TO 956 MB SUN AFTERNOON NEAR 55N 179W. THIS LOW THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 966 MB MON NIGHT NEAR 54N 164W. A VERY STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO WESTERN AK BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ411-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO NE 60 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT THIS MORNING. SNOW AND FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ413-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 65 KT EAST OF 176W IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-300300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF 168W...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 45 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. WEST OF 168W...SE 45 KT INCREASING TO E 65 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT. EXCEPT SW WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF 57N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SOUTH OF 57N. SNOW AND FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .MON...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 300023 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-301500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 54N 177W WILL MOVE TO 56N 162W AT 973 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 TO 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ412-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 TO 35 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 TO 30 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ413-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N OF 55N...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 TO 27 FT. SNOW. S OF 55N...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ414-301500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT...BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING S OF 56N. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT N OF 57N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 301252 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-010300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 MB LOW NEAR 54N 174W WEAKENS TO 970 MB MON NIGHT NEAR 54N 165W AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 980 MB TUE NIGHT NEAR 59N 162W. $$ PKZ411-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ413-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ414-010300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
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 27, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE GULF OF
ALASKA CONTINUES TO SWING NORTH TOWARD THE MAINLAND. AN UPPER RIDGE
OVER WESTERN CANADA CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST.
AT THE SURFACE...A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY HAS DEPOSITED AREAS OF SNOW OVER SOUTHERN
ALASKA. A TROUGH EXTENDS WEST OF THE LOW COMPLEX INTO THE SOUTHERN
BERING. ANOTHER LOW 400 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS
HEADING TOWARD THE GULF.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODEL ARE INTO GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE MAJOR STORM
SYSTEMS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH-CENTRAL AND THE GULF...THE COMPLEX LOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA
WILL SPREAD INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS EVENING THEN DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. AREAS OF SNOW OVER NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA...ANCHORAGE AND
THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. THE NEW
STORM SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SATURDAY
THEN WILL WEAKEN OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GALE
TO STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT AND SPREAD TO
THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
AS THE LOW BEGINS TO MOVE INLAND SUNDAY MORNING. THE RAIN AND SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AND
SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SATURDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE TO SHOWERS SUNDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL DISSIPATE THIS
EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW MAINLY NORTH OF KING SALMON WILL END THIS
EVENING. A STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL
BRING COLD DRY AIR INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A NEW BERING
SEA STORM WILL MOVE A WEATHER FRONT INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING LATE
SUNDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
SUNDAY.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A NEW STORM DEVELOPING EAST OF JAPAN WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE
SOUTH-CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY EVENING AND WILL
LIE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING, THE PRIBILOFS AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE
STORM SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
CANADA SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BERING SEA STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST
INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING BY TUESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SWING
NORTHEAST TO LIE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY THEN
WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE GULF TUESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM...120 170 172 175 176 179
GALE...130 132 150 160 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NM NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 3:54 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 66 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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