Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 107, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 24, 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 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 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.
194 FZAK51 PAFC 250035 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TUE MORNING AT 980 MB. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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764 FZAK51 PAFC 251227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS MORNING AT 981 MB. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 425 NM SE OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 70 NM SW OF YAKUTAT AT 988 MB TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
813 FZAK51 PAFC 251851 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 950 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS MORNING AT 981 MB. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 425 NM SE OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 70 NM SW OF YAKUTAT AT 988 MB TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 950 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
813 FZAK51 PAFC 260001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT AT 991 MB AND THEN MOVE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA WED AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT.. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 24, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM GFS AND ECWMF IN SOME DISAGREEMENT ON POSITION OF LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. GFS POSITIONS CENTER FURTHER TO THE WEST WHILE NAM HAS A WEAKER ELONGATED CENTER...ECWMF SPLITS THE DIFFERENCE. EAST DESK IS USING NAM SOULTION...THE MAIN POINT IS GALES IN GULF TONIGHT WITH A FRONT MOVING ONSHORE THIS EVENING. WITH REGARD TO BERING LOW...ALL MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT. LOW CENTER OVER EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE TUE MORNING AS IT SLOWLY DISSIPATES AND THEN OVER ST MATTHEW WED MORNING. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN ENERGY IS WITH PARENT LOW OVER SOUTHERN AK PEN WITH GULF LOW IN AREA OF STRONGEST UPPER LEVEL JET..HENCE ITS RAPID MOVEMENT INTO THE GULF OVER THE NEXT 18 HOURS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...NEXT FRONT MOVES ON SHORE SOMETIME BEFORE MIDNIGHT. COASTAL AREAS SHOULD EXPECT RAIN WITH MIXED PHASE INLAND. LOOKS AS GREATER ANCHORAGE AREA WILL DOWNSLOPE INITIALLY BUT CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING. A SECOND LOW MOVES INTO NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON WITH LOW CENTER NEAR ICY BAY. NORTH WINDS FOR COOK INLET BUT PRECIP REMAINING PWS AND EAST. SOUTHWEST...FRONT MOVES ONSHORE AFTER MIDNIGHT BRING COOLER TEMPS ON THE BACKSIDE. MEANWHILE CONTINUED SNOWSHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY WINDS GENERALLY 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING...CLOUDY WITH NORTH FLOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. NEXT SYSTEM FROM THE PACIFIC REACHES CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED MID-DAY. MODELS INDICATING THIS LOW IN THE 950 MB RANGE SO EXPECT STRONG SE WINDS WED EVENING ONWARDS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MAIN FEATURE IS CONTINUANCE OF ALEUTIAN LOW THAT MOVES OVER SEGUAM ISLAND THU EVENING AROUND 960 MB. THIS SYSTEM THEN MOVES NW DUE TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT BUILDS OVER GULF AND ALASKA MID WEEK. REMNANT OF FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ZONES THU EVENING. ALSO EXPECT STRONG NW WINDS ON BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...GENERALLY WEST OF 175 W. SOUTHCENTRAL...GENERALLY CLEAR WITH SEASONABLE TEMPS THU AND FRI WITH POTENTIAL FOR WEAKENING FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH REGION ON SAT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES: 120 185 130 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.