Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 276, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 4, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Dec 4, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 041249 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TODAY...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 050037 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 9 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050044 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 9 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050645 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 UPDATE 130 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 945 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 55 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 9 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 12 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 051251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 3, 12:23 PM AKST, 15 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 12:23 PM AKST, 15 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1223 PM AKST THU DEC 3 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...FOCUS FOR NEXT 4 DAYS IS ON THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA AS A SERIES OF VERY POWERFUL STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. GFS AND NAM IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE FIRST ALEUTIAN SYSTEM WHICH WILL START TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. THROUGH FRI NIGHT MODELS IN STEP ON POSITION AND DEPTH BUT ON SAT THE NAM DEEPENS ANOTHER 8 MB OVER THE GFS AS MAIN CENTER LIES IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. WOULD TEND TO GO WITH GFS SOLUTION. YET ANOTHER POWERFUL LOW (940S) MOVES NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT BUT STALLS NEAR 50N 170W SUN AND MON. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN UPPER LEVEL FEATURE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN HIGH AMPLITUDE SE TO NW ORIENTED RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WHICH PERSISTS THROUGH MON. THE AFOREMENTIONED LOWS MOVE UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE INSTEAD OF MOVING EASTWARD. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR ON FRI. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN CAN EXPECT VERY STRONG WINDS AND PLENTY OF PRECIP...SHOULD START OFF AS SNOW THU NIGHT AND FRI MORNING BUT CHANGING OVER TO RAIN BY MIDDAY ON FRIDAY. RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE AK PEN WITH CONSIDERABLE UPSLOPE FLOW. BY FRI NIGHT FRONT IS OVER KODIAK ISLAND BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND RAIN. WOULD EXPECT SOME LOCALIZED HIGH WATER PROBLEMS BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND DUE TO RAIN AND SNOW MELT ALONG THE AK PEN AND POSSIBLY KODIAK IS. ALSO EXPECTING THE FRONT TO MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKO DELTA FRI NIGHT...WINDY WITH SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN ON SAT IN COASTAL LOCALES. .LONG TERM FORECAST...SECOND MAJOR SYSTEM ON SUN WILL ONCE AGAIN GENERATE VERY STRONG WINDS AND PRECIP FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EASTWARD TO KODIAK ISLAND. AT THE CURRENT TIME THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE A REPEAT OF THE FIRST STORM. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNINGS: 187 185 181 HIGH SURF: 181 171 MARINE...STRMS AND GALES IN ALL WEST ZONES FIRE WEATHER...NOT AND ISSUE AT PRESENT JMP DEC 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:29 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:29 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:55 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 4, 2:43 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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