Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 252, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 11, 2010, 4:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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
- Mar 11, 2010, 4:35 AM AKST (13:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
374 FZAK51 PAFC 111337 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 435 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 UPDATED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 959 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF JUNEAU AT 974 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR CORDOVA THIS EVENING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON NEAR VALDEZ AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 963 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 435 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
520 FZAK51 PAFC 112356 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR ICY BAY MOVES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI MORNING AT 993 MB AND THEN CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE. A 963 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON MOVES 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON AT 965 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 11 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:57 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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