Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 253, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Mar 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
295 FZAK61 PAFC 182317 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 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 AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ351-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-191500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF 149W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
2 follow-up statements
751 FZAK61 PAFC 191158 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND SUN AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ352-200300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
997 FZAK61 PAFC 192322 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 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 AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST MON MORNING. $$ PKZ351-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-201500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JAM MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:20 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 12:30 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 16 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.