Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 13, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 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 13, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
556 FZAK61 PAFC 131246 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 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. PKZ399-140300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 46N 151W THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 53N 141W SAT MORNING AT 992 MB. $$ PKZ351-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-140300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST E OF 147W. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
562 FZAK61 PAFC 140036 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-141500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 977 MB LOW AT 49N 147W FRI MORNING MOVES TO 55N 138W AT 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A WEAK STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT PERSISTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-141500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
902 FZAK61 PAFC 141246 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 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. PKZ399-150300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 MB LOW NEAR 48N 148W WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB NEAR 53N 135W FRI EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-150300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
345 FZAK61 PAFC 150006 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-151500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN GULF BECOMES A 977 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AT 53N 141W BY EARLY SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 55N 136W BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-151500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
260 FZAK61 PAFC 151240 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 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. PKZ399-160300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH MON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 59N 143W SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE MON. $$ PKZ351-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-160300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
609 FZAK61 PAFC 160013 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-161500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DEVELOPS INTO A 999 MB LOW NEAR 59N 143W SUN AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ351-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-161500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
488 FZAK61 PAFC 161247 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 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. PKZ399-170300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DEVELOPS INTO A 997 MB LOW NEAR 59N 142W SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKENS AND DISSIPATES MON. A 1010 MB LOW MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA MON THEN MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF EARLY TUE. $$ PKZ351-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-170300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TODAY...N TO W WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:02 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 13, 5:08 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 13, 9:16 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 13, 10:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:34 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr |
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