Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 265, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 16, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK62 PAFC 170045 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 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. PKZ499-171500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA THU. A 960 MB LOW NEAR 47N 173E THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 52N 178W AT 970 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ413-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ414-171500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK62 PAFC 171225 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. A STRONG 956 MB N PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 47N 172E THU AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 51N 178E AT 961 MB FRI MORNING...AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 55N 180W AT 963 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. .TONIGHT...S OF 57N...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS WINDS AND SEAS S. N OF 57N...EXCEPT 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 23 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 171907 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 907 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 CORRECTED VERBAGE FOR 411 TONIGHT PERIOD 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. PKZ499-180300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. A STRONG 956 MB N PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 47N 172E THU AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 51N 178E AT 961 MB FRI MORNING...AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR 55N 180W AT 963 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 907 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S. .TONIGHT...S OF 57N...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. N OF 57N...E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 TO 23 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 24 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ413-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 22 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-180300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 15 TO 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 180102 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-181500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 MB LOW NEAR 48N 172E WILL MOVE TO 52N 178E AT 963 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DRIFT TO 51N 174E AT 963 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 975 MB LOW NEAR 47N 178E FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 51N 175W AT 960 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF 57N...SE WIND 30 TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. NORTH OF 57N...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT TO 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ412-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ414-181500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 181236 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 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. PKZ499-190300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 950 MB LOW NEAR 51N 176E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 176E AT 964 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 52N 178E AT 962 MB SAT NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 49N 179W FRI NIGHT AND MOVES TO NEAR 57N 176W AT 959 MB LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ411-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 TO 26 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE TO NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ412-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S AND W. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S AND E. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO NE WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ413-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S TO E WIND 25 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 TO 20 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S TO E WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. HIGHEST SEAS W. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ414-190300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S OF 57 N...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. N OF 57N...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND W. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT S OF 57N. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND W. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF 56N. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S AND W. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 190059 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-191500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 962 MB LOW NEAR 53N 176E WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE THROUGH SUNDAY. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 45N 173E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB NEAR 57N 173W SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 59N 176W SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SAT...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ413-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ414-191500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SAT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 191248 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 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. PKZ499-200300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 53N 174E WILL MOVE TO 52N 176E WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 53N 176W AT 971 MB MONDAY MORNING. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 51N 177W WILL MOVE TO 56N 173W AT 966 MB SATURDAY EVENING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR 58N 174W AT 974 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 169W MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ411-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 TO 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ412-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT EAST OF 175W DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ413-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT WEST OF 175W DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-200300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK62 PAFC 200040 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-201500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 964 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174W WILL STRENGTHEN TO 960 MB NEAR 59N 176W SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 68N 178W MON AFTERNOON. A 966 MB LOW NEAR 52N 172E WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE NEAR 52N 170W MON AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 966 MB LOW NEAR 46N 162W SUN AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB 56N 161W MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ412-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF 175W. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF 175W. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ413-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ414-201500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Dec 16, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE BIG FEATURES. THE
NAM IS DOING WELL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MESO LOW IN COOK INLET
THAT IS COMPLETELY MISSED BY ALL OF THE OTHER MODELS. A LOCALLY RUN
MODEL IS SHOWING THAT LOW SLIPPING INTO THE LOWER INLET THIS EVENING
AND BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE KACHEMAK BAY REGION. THERE IS
A WARNING OUT FOR THIS BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT
THIS EVENT WORKING OUT.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE COLD CORE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS
DROPPING DOWN OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS AFTERNOON WHILE THE
SURFACE LOW IS IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE COLD ADVECTION BETWEEN
THESE LOW IS INCREASING AND IS RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS OUT OF
CHANNELED TERRAIN IN WESTERN COOK INLET AND KODIAK. THIS COLD
ADVECTION IS ALSO WHAT IS DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MESO LOW IN
COOK INLET.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...SNOW WILL BE LIFTING OUT OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL
MID AFTERNOON AND MAT-SU VALLEY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
SHOULD LIGHTEN UP IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA AS THE LOW MOVES
THROUGH AND THOUGH TERRAIN EFFECTS IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP
SNOW SHOWERS AROUND.
THE BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST REMAINS THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA
WHERE THE SUBTLE MOVEMENTS OF THE MESO LOW IN COOK INLET WILL
DETERMINE WHETHER THAT AREA WILL GET BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...OR VERY
LITTLE PRECIPITATION AT ALL.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE BUT WINDS SHOULD
BE LOWER RESULTING IN WINDS CHILLS THAT ARE NOT AS SEVERE AS THE LAST
FEW DAYS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE COOLER AIR THAT IS COVERING MUCH OF THE
STATE WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE AS
THE LOW RETROGRADES NORTHWESTWARD SATURDAY AND SOUTHERLY FLOW COVERS
MUCH OF THE STATE. MEANWHILE...OUT WEST STRONG WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION WILL KEEP THINGS UNSETTLED DUE TO THE BERING LOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 121.
MARINE...GALE 120 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 175 180
STORM 130 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165
179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
DEC 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 12:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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