Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 258, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
421 FZAK51 PAFC 020025 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THU. A 992 MB LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 215 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1003 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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075 FZAK51 PAFC 020514 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 810 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 UPDATE TO ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THU. A 992 MB LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 215 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1003 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 810 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
929 FZAK51 PAFC 020713 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THU. A 992 MB LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 215 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1003 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 810 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
300 FZAK51 PAFC 021255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1004 MB THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE IN THE GULF. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS INCREASING TO GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL OVERALL. THERE IS A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE GULF BY THURSDAY AS A LOW MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST BECOMES A BROAD COMPLEX LOW. AS IS TYPICAL WITH THESE SYSTEMS THE MODELS ALL TRY TO RESOLVE WHERE EACH INDIVIDUAL WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP AND THEY SELDOM AGREE UNTIL IT STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE. THIS WILL IMPACT MOSTLY THE KODIAK AREA AS THERE COULD BE SOME SNOW INVOLVED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE EMBEDDED LOWS...BUT DETAILS ARE HARD TO SEE AT THIS TIME. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE WEATHER MAP LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE OMEGA BLOCK PATTERN PERSISTS OVER THE STATE TODAY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE REMAIN DUE NORTH TO SOUTH AROUND THE RIDGE BUT HAVE DIMINISHED FROM A FEW DAYS AGO. THE MAIN JET STREAM REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE SURFACE HIGH REMAINS OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE AND INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL KEEP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST TIGHT AND THEREFORE KEEP GUSTY WINDS IN THAT AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH THE PATTERN NOT CHANGING OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THE WEATHER IS NOT CHANGING MUCH EITHER. THE WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST AND MAY EVEN STRENGTHEN A LITTLE MORE TOMORROW. THAT WILL MEAN THE VALDEZ AREA AND THOMPSON PASS COULD POSSIBLY GET BACK NEAR HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS. THE OTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WHERE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TOMORROW OR TOMORROW NIGHT. AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WINDS WILL GET QUITE THAT HIGH BUT IT WILL HAVE TO LOOKED AT AND CONSIDERED WHEN NEW MODEL PACKAGES ARRIVE. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE OMEGA BLOCK WILL WEAKEN OVER THE BERING SEA BY THE WEEKEND AND BECOME A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TO MOVE FURTHER INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. EZ MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:53 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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