Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 237, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Mar 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
102 FZAK61 PAFC 031251 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 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. PKZ399-040300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 56N 139W WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THURSDAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 136W AT 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ352-040300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE TO SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
466 FZAK61 PAFC 040029 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-041500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 58N 150W WILL MOVE TO 57N 154W AND DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW NEAR 56N 140W FRI EVENING WILL MOVE TO 56N 146W AT 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-041500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:58 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.