Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 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
- Jan 3, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
757 FZAK61 PAFC 031252 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-040300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
9 follow-up statements
564 FZAK61 PAFC 040035 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-041500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF 149W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
485 FZAK61 PAFC 041248 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-050300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ON TUESDAY NIGHT A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL MAKE ITS WAY ONSHORE. $$ PKZ351-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-050300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
257 FZAK61 PAFC 050040 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-051500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A COMPLEX LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SEND A WEATHER FRONT THROUGH THE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF 148W DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
428 FZAK61 PAFC 051245 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-060300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT. WEDNESDAY NIGHT A 967 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 51N 150W. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 53N 151W AT 969 MB TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
893 FZAK61 PAFC 060009 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-061500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE EVENING THROUGH WED MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF THU AS A 968 MB LOW MOVES TO 52N 155W. $$ PKZ351-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-061500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
598 FZAK61 PAFC 061257 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-070300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 137W. IT WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 57N 141W BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ351-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-070300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
901 FZAK61 PAFC 062357 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-071500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH WED NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. A 992 MB LOW NEAR 52N 138W THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 57N 145W AT 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-071500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
967 FZAK61 PAFC 071241 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-080300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 978 MB LOW NEAR 53N 146W WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB AND MOVE TO 54N 154W BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 55N 139W ON THU NIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 57N 144W AT 991 MB ON FRI AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ351-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-080300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
896 FZAK61 PAFC 080004 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-081500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT NEAR KODIAK WILL MOVE WEST AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 138W WILL MOVE TO 57N 144W AT 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ351-081500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-081500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 7 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 2, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT EARLY ON...WITH SOME
TIMING DIFFERENCES ON A LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS CREEPING IN
BY ABOUT DAY 3. GFS DOING AN ACCEPTABLE JOB...AND WAS PREFERRED FOR
THE MORNING FORECASTS. TIMING OF EVENTS FOR DAYS 4 THROUGH 8 IS A
LITTLE UNCERTAIN BUT THE OVERALL PATTERN DEPICTED BY THE GFS IS
REASONABLE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LOW FORMING OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE
HAS RETREATED TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. DEEP POLAR VORTEX TO THE
NORTHEAST OF ALASKA IS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AND WILL NOT LONGER BE
A FACTOR IN THE LOCAL FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
MOISTURE RETURNING TO SOUTHERN ALASKA TODAY AS THE DEVELOPING LOW
SLIDES WESTWARD...OPENING UP SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. WARM AIR WILL
MOVE IN AT ALL LEVELS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS 500 MB HEIGHTS BUILD AT
THE TOP END OF A WESTERN CANADIAN/LOWER 48 STATES RIDGE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BECOME WELL ENTRENCHED NEXT WEEK AS THE
WEST COAST RIDGE BECOMES A SIGNIFICANT BLOCKING HIGH. BY THE END
OF THE WEEK THE RIDGE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL RETREAT A BIT INTO THE
INTERIOR BUT REMAIN A STRONG BLOCKING FORCE...ALLOWING WARM
SOUTHERLY FLOW TO CONTINUE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 138 140 155 160 165 170 171 175 176 179
180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 160 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG JAN 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:50 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr |
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