Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 104, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 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
- Jan 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 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.
872 FZAK52 PAFC 240010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW NEAR 75 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 975 MB MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL AT 980 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...SW 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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999 FZAK52 PAFC 241240 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 961 MB LOW 50 NM E OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 175 NM NE OF SAINT PAUL AT 972 MB MON NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 60 NM NE OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 975 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
066 FZAK52 PAFC 250000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 30 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 976 MB MON NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 982 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 23, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE OVERALL PRESSURE PATTERN BUT THERE ARE SOME DETAILS IN THIS DYNAMICALLY COMPLEX SYSTEM THAT ARE CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS. THE NAM SEEMS TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE ELONGATION OF THE WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AS THE GFS IS KEEPING IT MORE CONSOLIDATED TO THE WEST WHICH IS NOT MATCHING UP TO WHAT IS BEING SEEN ON SATELLITE. THE GFS RECOVERS FROM THIS AND WAS USED PAST THE FIRST DAY AND A HALF IN THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGES. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH SOME UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE MAIN JET STREAM IS SOUTH OF THE AREA AS IT COMES OFF OF JAPAN AND FOLLOWS THE 35N PARALLEL BEFORE CURVING TOWARD THE UPPER RIDGE IN THE GULF. THERE IS ALSO A JET STREAK AT 250 MB OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WHICH IS LIKELY A CONTRIBUTING REASON AS TO WHY THE FRONT OVER SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAS BEEN SO STRONG. THE MAIN SURFACE LOW IS A LITTLE SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A KINK IN THE WEATHER FRONT WAS OBSERVED ON SATELLITE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT BETWEEN ATKA AND THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THIS FEATURE ACCELERATED THE WINDS IN THE EASTER BERING SEA TO HURRICANE FORCE EARLY THIS MORNING AND BROUGHT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. A TRIPLE POINT LOW NEAR KODIAK WITH A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA AND BRINGING STORM FORCE EASTERLY WINDS TO THAT AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE NORTH GULF COAST IS EXPERIENCING STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE STRONG WEATHER FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS IT PUSHES THROUGH BUT ITS PASSING WILL ALSO ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN IN EARNEST OVER A LARGE PART OF THE AREA. THROUGH THE DAY TODAY THERE HAS BEEN STRONG DOWNSLOPING OVER THE AREA SUPPRESSING THE PRECIPITATION BUT THAT WILL CHANGE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE TWO BIGGEST AREAS OF CONCERN FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD IN THE EAST ARE THOMPSON PASS AND PORTAGE VALLEY THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM THERE ARE WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE NOT LOW ENOUGH FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BUT IT BEARS WATCHING THROUGH THE EVENING...OR UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND TURN PRECIPITATION TO MOSTLY RAIN. IN THOMPSON PASS THE BLIZZARD WATCH WAS CANCELED SINCE WINDS AND VISIBILITIES WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE SEVERE ENOUGH FOR A WARNING...HOWEVER THERE WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITY OVERNIGHT THROUGH THE PASS. THE SUSITNA VALLEY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN REGIONS OVERNIGHT AS THE SOUTHEAST FLOW UPSLOPES ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. ROUGH WEATHER IS ALSO OCCURRING IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IN THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS EASILY VERIFIED WITH 70 MPH WINDS AND OVER 12 HOURS OF VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ALSO WARRANTED A BLIZZARD WARNING BEING ISSUED AS NUMEROUS LOCATIONS WERE AT NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN WINDS GUSTING FROM 55 TO 70 MPH. WIND CHILLS ARE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD IN THIS AREA AS TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED FROM ZERO TO 15 BELOW ALL DAY PRODUCING WIND CHILLS FROM 45 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT IN THESE AREAS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...WEATHER WILL SETTLE DOWN AFTER TODAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A PERSISTENT LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL KEEP SNOW SHOWERS AROUND THAT AREA BUT WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHED. MORE MILD TEMPERATURES WILL BE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AS THE FLOW WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY. THE NEXT LARGE STORM LOOKS TO MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY. THIS IS A WARM SYSTEM THAT MAY QUICKLY TURN TO RAIN IN THESE AREAS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 145. WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155. BLIZZARD WARNING 155 195. MARINE...STORM 132. GALE 120 125 129 130 138 140 150 155 165 170 172 175 179 180 185. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 24, 2:26 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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