Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 233, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 14, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 14, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SATURDAY MORNING. A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 141531 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 130 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SATURDAY MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141830 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SATURDAY MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 142225 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 125 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 UPDATED ZONES 140 AND 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 952 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SATURDAY MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 125 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 125 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150621 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 CORRECTION TO ZONE 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS EVENING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. THIS LOW WILL THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT AND MON AS IT MOVES TO AROUND 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF SEAL ISLAND. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT W 40 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Nov 13, 12:07 PM AKST, 15 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 12:07 PM AKST, 15 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1207 PM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON DEVELOPING GULF SYSTEM. LATE THIS AFTERNOON AN ELONGATED LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TOWARDS KAYAK ISLAND SAT MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND SAT NEAR ICY BAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AT UPPER LEVELS TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER BERING SEA DEEPENS AS IT MOVES OVER KENAI PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE FORMS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY. CONSIDERABLE COLD AIR OVER THE BERING WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THIS WEEKEND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...MAIN ISSUE IS THE POSITION OF GULF LOW BY SAT MORNING...WILL IMPACT AMOUNT OF SNOW IN CORDOVA...VALDEZ...AND COPPER BASIN. EXPECTING SOME SNOW FOR THESE ZONES BUT GENERIC AMOUNTS FOR NOW...HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS FROM KAYAK ISLAND EASTWARD. ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THOMPSON PASS- SHOULD BE STRONG WINDS IN PASS WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS IN VALDEZ. COLD AIR ON WEST SIDE OF LOW SHOULD GENERATE MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH GAPS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL SAT AND SUN. NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ZONES AND GREATER BERING SEA REGION THROUGH MON. STILL EXPECTING A WEATHER FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING ON SUNDAY AS IT HEADS FOR ST. MATTHEW ISLAND ON TUE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MAIN ACTIVITY IS IN THE BERING AS ELONGATED LOW AND REMNANTS OF FRONT MOVE INTO EASTERN BERING AND POSSIBLY INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK...HOWEVER TRACK RECORD FOR MODELS AS OF LATE NOT VERY CONSISTENT SO HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE DETAILS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ZONE 131- THOMPSON PASS MARINE...MANY GALES AND STORMS- SEE PACKAGES FOR SPECIFICS FIRE WEATHER...UNLIKELY JMP NOV 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 3:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 13, 3:55 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Nov 14, 6:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Nov 14, 6:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Nov 14, 6:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 14, 9:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 14, 1:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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