Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 1029, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 29, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
206 FZAK51 PAFC 300049 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 35 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT DEVELOPING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
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792 FZAK51 PAFC 301210 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE BY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...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. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
307 FZAK51 PAFC 301743 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 840 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE BY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 840 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 840 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...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. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
799 FZAK51 PAFC 310058 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 40 NM NORTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM
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 Dec 29, 11:10 AM AKST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 11:10 AM AKST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1110 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE
WITH A NEARLY ZONAL JET WELL TO THE SOUTH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC.
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW WITH TWO MAIN CENTERS IS POSITIONED
OVER THE MAINLAND. ONE OF THESE LOWS IS NEAR BETHEL THIS MORNING
ROTATING EAST-SOUTHEAST. THERE VERY LITTLE MOISTURE OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA FOR THIS LOW/SHORT-WAVE TO WORK...SO EXPECT LITTLE OR NO
PRECIPITATION OVER THE REGION AS THIS MOVES THROUGH. THE LOW HAS
DRAGGED DOWN POLAR AIR WITH IT. THERE WAS NO SOUNDING IN BETHEL
THIS MORNING...BUT THE MCGRATH SOUNDING SHOWS -27 DEGREES CELSIUS
AT AROUND 800 MB. BETHEL IS LIKELY A FEW DEGREES COLDER THAN THIS.
ANOTHER WEAK WAVE WITHIN THE CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT IS MOVING ACROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL THEN ROTATE
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO
PICK UP IN THE KODIAK ISLAND REGION AS COLDER AIR ADVECTS ACROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A SURFACE LOW HAS SET UP IN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS STREAMING NORTHEASTWARD
FROM THE GULF TO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WHICH IS INDICATIVE
OF THE LARGE DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN THE AIR OVER THE
GULF AND THE WATER. BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA WITH
WEAK EMBEDDED WAVES AND LOW LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES TO
PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTY WINDS. A WEAK
LOW HAS FORMED OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING AND IS HEADING EASTWARD.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE IS FAIRLY LARGE MODEL SPREAD WITH THE
SYSTEM CROSSING THE BERING SEA. THE TREND HAS BEEN TOWARD DEVELOPING
A SECOND STRONGER LOW OUT AHEAD OF THE INITIAL LOW...BUT MODELS
DISAGREE ON THE POSITION AND STRENGTH. WILL TREND TOWARD THE ECMWF
SOLUTION TO HELP RESOLVE THIS LOW AND STRENGTHEN WINDS. THE OTHER
BIG PROBLEM AREA IN THE SHORT-TERM IS HANDLING OF SYSTEMS MOVING
OUT OF THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC INTO THE GULF AS THE UPPER FLOW
AMPLIFIES. NONE OF THE MODELS SHOW ANY CONSISTENCY...BUT THERE
IS A TREND TOWARD A MORE EASTWARD TRACK AND THE FORECAST WILL BE
ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THIS TREND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE SHORT-WAVE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA
ALONG WITH THE UPPER LOW NEAR BETHEL WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SURFACE LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WILL HELP ADVECT MOISTURE OVER THE COASTAL RANGE TO INLAND
AREAS WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH THE UPPER LEVEL UPWARD MOTION TO
PRODUCE AREAS OF SNOW. THE ATMOSPHERE HAS CONTINUED TO COOL OVER
THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE LAYER OF UPWARD
MOTION IS KEY TO DETERMINING SNOW CRYSTALS TYPE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
THE RESULTANT SNOW TO WATER RATIOS. RECENT SNOWFALL IN ANCHORAGE
AND OTHER INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL HAS BEEN VERY LIGHT AND
FLUFFY WITH SNOW TO WATER RATIOS RANGING FROM 20:1 TO 40:1 OR
HIGHER. THIS IS BECAUSE TEMPERATURES IN THE CLOUDS SUPPORTED
PRIMARILY DENDRITES WHICH ARE VERY EFFECTIVE AT PRODUCING
ACCUMULATION. THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING SHOWS TEMPERATURES OF
-20 DEGREES CELSIUS AND COLDER FROM 4500 FEET UP WHICH WOULD
FAVOR PLATES AND COLUMNS. THIS WILL RESULT IN MUCH SMALLER AND
FINER SNOWFLAKES WHICH DON'T PRODUCE AS MUCH ACCUMULATION. LOCAL
SNOW RATIO TOOLS SUGGEST A SNOW-WATER RATIO IN THE 10:1 TO 15:1
RANGE. BOTTOM LINE...EXPECT SUB-ADVISORY SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
AREA. THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION...WHICH IS MARGINALLY WARMER
AND DOMINATED BY CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MORE
INTENSE SNOW AND HIGHER ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS. THESE SHORT-WAVES
WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND A RIDGE WILL PUSH UP FROM
THE SOUTH AHEAD OF A STRONG SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WHICH
WILL LEAD TO A DRYING TREND AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.
CONFIDENCE IS BELOW AVERAGE WITH HANDLING OF SYSTEM MOVING UP FROM
THE PACIFIC INTO THE GULF THIS WEEKEND...BUT BASED ON THE POSSIBLE
SCENARIOS APPEARS LIKELY THAT SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...DRY AND VERY COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER
MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COLD ADVECTION SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL SHUT OFF FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY AS FLOW SHIFTS AHEAD OF A LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BERING.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL
BRING A TEMPORARY CHANGE TO THE NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS
WHICH HAVE DOMINATED THE REGION. THIS LOW WILL TRACK EASTWARD
ACROSS THE MIDDLE OF THE BERING SEA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A
SHOWERY PATTERN WILL THEN RESUME BEHIND THE LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LOW WILL MEANDER AROUND THE ALASKA
REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH ARCTIC AIR REMAINING FIRMLY
ENTRENCHED. WITHOUT MUCH CHANGE IN PATTERN STORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO TRACK FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE GULF...ALTHOUGH THE DETAILS OF
INDIVIDUAL STORMS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO NAIL DOWN THIS FAR OUT
IN TIME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...120 121 129 130 132 138 141
150 160 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB DEC 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Dec 29, 7:03 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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