Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 20, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
365 FZAK61 PAFC 171240 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 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. PKZ399-180300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR 58N 147W MOVES TO 57N 142W MON EVENING AT 1010 MB AND CONTINUES ONSHORE TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S TO W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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984 FZAK61 PAFC 180022 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-181500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 58N 145W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 58N 137W LATE TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 KT W OF 147W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 KT W OF 147W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
069 FZAK61 PAFC 181232 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 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. PKZ399-190300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE TUE AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUESDAY NIGHT AND OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ351-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
281 FZAK61 PAFC 190030 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-191500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 57N 149W AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 140W THU MORNING AT 996 MB. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT... E WIND 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
601 FZAK61 PAFC 191643 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 19 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. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...AND OVER THE EASTERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 57N 145W TODAY AND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 140W THURSDAY MORNING AT 994 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
133 FZAK61 PAFC 200031 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-201500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 MB LOW NEAR 58N 147W MOVES TO 60N 140W TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES THU MORNING. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 55N 159W THU AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 992 MB NEAR 59N 148W FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
069 FZAK61 PAFC 201234 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 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. PKZ399-210300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 995 MB LOW NEAR 60N 140W WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 52N 164W WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 61N 148W FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ352-210300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
856 FZAK61 PAFC 210037 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-211500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 54N 161W MOVES TO 60N 147W AT 992 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 52N 158W FRI MORNING MOVES TO 60N 147W AT 990 MB SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ351-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-211500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
277 FZAK61 PAFC 211238 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 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. PKZ399-220300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MOVES INLAND LATER THIS MORNING. A 989 MB LOW NEAR 53N 157W THIS AFTERNOON MOVES TO NEAR 60N 141W AT 984 MB SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVES INLAND. ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ352-220300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
583 FZAK61 PAFC 220002 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-221500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW NEAR 54N 154W MOVES TO NEAR 60N 144W AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVES INLAND. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-221500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
496 FZAK61 PAFC 221228 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ399-230300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 981 MB LOW NEAR 59N 145W MOVES INLAND BY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-230300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
314 FZAK61 PAFC 230001 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-231500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 150W AT 974 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-231500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
065 FZAK61 PAFC 231221 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 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. PKZ399-240300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A WEATHER FRONT ENTERING THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 149W AT 966 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN TO NEAR 59N 147W MON NIGHT AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ351-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-240300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
317 FZAK61 PAFC 232359 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WILL GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 149W AT 973 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 59N 152W AT 983 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
331 FZAK61 PAFC 240712 CCA OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1012 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ399-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 54N 149W AT 973 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 59N 152W AT 983 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-241500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
687 FZAK61 PAFC 241226 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-250300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 54N 148W AT 969 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA LATE TUESDAY MORNING AT 980 MB. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR 53N 147W TUE AFTERNOON AT 981 MB AND THEN MOVES TO 58N 144W AT 980 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ352-250300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$
122 FZAK61 PAFC 250030 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 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. PKZ399-251500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 MB LOW NEAR 55N 151W WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TUE MORNING AT 980 MB. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 145W TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 59N 144W AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ352-251500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING S 35 TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
549 FZAK61 PAFC 251224 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 59N 146W WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS MORNING AT 981 MB. A 989 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 52N 146W TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 59N 141W AT 988 MB TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-260300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
535 FZAK61 PAFC 260001 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 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. PKZ399-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 MB LOW AT 55N 142W WILL MOVE NEAR 58N 150W 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. $$ PKZ351-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-261500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 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 16, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS DISPLAYING SOME DIVERGENCE ON WEAK GULF
LOW THAT FORMS TODAY NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND THEN MOVES NE TOWARD
MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY. NAM IS DEEPER WHICH IS PROBABLY THE BETTER
SOLUTION AS THE SURFACE FEATURE IS COUPLED WITH COOL AIR MOVING
ACROSS THE NORTHERN AK PENINSULA AND DOWN FROM THE MTNS.
IN THE WEST THE DEEP LOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING SHOULD MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING. GFS AND ECMWF IN GOOD
AGREEMENT ON POSITION AND STRENGTH (AROUND 935 MB MON MORNING) BUT NO
AGREEMENT ON DEVELOPED OF SECONDARY LOW MON TO THE EAST OF THE PARENT
LOW. GFS FORMS A 940 MB CUT OFF SYSTEM WHILE THE EC MAINTAINS A 964
MB TROUGH. LIKE GFS SOLUTION BETTER ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE
TOO DEEP AS IT IS CONSISTENT FROM EARLIER MODEL SOLUTIONS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...DEEP COLD AIR REMAINS OVER THE STATE.
ELONGATED UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER LAKE ILIAMNA WILL GENERATE
WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND. MAIN FEATURE IS STRONG FRONT
DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST OF ATTU TODAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING REGION... EXPECT STRONG E-SE WINDS AND RAIN IN WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AS FRONT REACHES ISLANDS AND THEN MOVES INTO
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON MORNING. WIND SPEEDS IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE.
SOUTHWEST...GENERALLY CLEAR AND COOL UNTIL FRONT ARRIVES TUESDAY MID
DAY. MIGHT SEE SOME SNOW AS FRONT MOVES ON SHORE BUT MIXED PHASE TUE
NIGHT INLAND.
SOUTHCENTRAL...COLD AND CLEAR LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT THROUGH TERRAIN GAPS
IN COPPER RIVER BASIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...FRONT FROM ALEUTIAN SYSTEM SHOULD REACH COOK
INLET TUE NIGHT PRODUCING A CHANCE OF SNOW WED WITH SOME MOD-STR EAST
WINDS AS WELL. FRONT SHOULD ALSO LINGER OVER SOUTHWEST ZONES WED
WITH NE WINDS AND SOME RAIN AND SNOW. IN THE BERING REGION EXPECTING
CONTINUED SOUTH FLOW WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND MODERATE SW TO SE WINDS
ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL 131 FOR TOM PASS
MARINE...STRMS: 172 175 176 GALES: 170 171 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NO
JMP JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:56 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:34 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 17, 9:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 17, 9:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:03 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:03 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 5 hr |
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