Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 26, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 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 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
11 follow-up statements
314 FZAK61 PAFC 230001 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-231500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 53N 150W AT 974 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$
773 FZAK61 PAFC 261228 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 58N 152W MOVES INLAND WED AFTERNOON NEAR 60N 150W. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 59N 141W MOVES INLAND BY MIDDAY WED NEAR 60N 142W. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
496 FZAK61 PAFC 270000 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 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. PKZ399-271500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 60N 149W WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
021 FZAK61 PAFC 271220 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-280300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 21, 4:40 PM AKST, 11 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 4:40 PM AKST, 11 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
440 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MAIN UPPER LEVEL FEATURE THIS AFTERNOON IS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW
CENTERED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BUT ENCOMPASSING
MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS. A 120 KT JET...TRAPPED
BETWEEN THIS LOW AND A RIDGE TO THE SOUTH...FOLLOWS THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS AND THEN TURNS EASTWARD AND TRACKS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GULF.
SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THIS SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW...ONE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING AND ANOTHER SEVERAL HUNDRED
MILES SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS....ARE QUICKLY TRACKING
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE WESTERN GULF.
AT THE SURFACE...A NUMBER OF WEATHER SYSTEMS RESIDE ACROSS THE AOR
THIS AFTERNOON. A DECAYING OCCLUDED LOW IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN
COPPER RIVER BASIN AND BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE AREA. THIS
SYSTEM ALSO BROUGHT SOME LIGHT SNOW FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA
NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THIS MORNING AS THE LOW
TRACKED JUST SOUTH OF THE PENINSULA. ONSHORE FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE SYSTEM IS ALSO LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTIVE SHOWERS
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A WEAK ZONALLY ORIENTED DEFORMATION
ZONE...THE REMNANTS OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT THAT PUSHED INLAND TWO DAYS
AGO...IS BRINGING SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND LOW CLOUDS TO MUCH
OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW 200 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK
IS RACING INTO THE WESTERN GULF. FINALLY...A LARGE COMPLEX 980 MB LOW
ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTHWEST
OF THE ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE SLOWLY ADJUSTING TO OUR NEW WEATHER PATTERN AND COMING
INTO BETTER AGREEMENT...ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. THERE STILL
ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS WITHIN THE FIRST 24 HOURS
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH REGARDS TO THE LOW CURRENTLY POISED TO
ENTER THE GULF TONIGHT. THE NAM AND ECMWF ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH
ONE ANOTHER WHILE THE GFS IS MUCH FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST. THIS IS
ALSO THE CASE WITH THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM THAT AFFECTS SOUTHERN
ALASKA THIS WEEKEND...WHERE THE ECMWF AND NAM ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT
AND THE GFS IS MUCH SLOWER. THE MODELS THEN DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY BY
MONDAY MORNING...BUT CONTINUE TO DEPICT AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS AFTERNOON'S FORECAST USED PRIMARILY THE ECMWF
DUE TO ITS DECENT RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE DISSIPATING LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN COPPER
RIVER BASIN WILL PUSH NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY
THIS EVENING...THOUGH ONSHORE FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL
STILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST. THE NEXT SYSTEM LOCATED 200 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK TRACKS
ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT BUT TAKES A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK THAN ITS
PREDECESSOR...WHICH SHOULD LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION THAT
FALLS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
AREA ON SATURDAY DUE TO SEVERAL WEAK MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCES THAT PASS
THROUGH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT SURGES
NORTH INTO THE GULF ON SUNDAY MORNING AND BRINGS A RENEWED CHANCE FOR
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
MODERATE GIVEN THE PERSISTENT CLOUD DECK AND ONSHORE FLOW.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...LIGHT SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF
KODIAK SHOULD LESSEN IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE
TONIGHT...HOWEVER...SEVERAL WEAK DISTURBANCES MAY INSTIGATE A FEW
SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION ON SATURDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT
REACHES THE AKPEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON
SUNDAY MORNING. STIFF OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND
AND INTENSIFY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES DUE TO THE
APPROACHING FRONT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA DUE TO THESE
WINDS AND A SHALLOW LAYER OF COLD ARCTIC AIR AT THE SURFACE.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A STORM FORCE LOW CURRENTLY DEVELOPING
SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL QUICKLY
TRACK NORTH TONIGHT AND BEGIN IMPACTING THE ALEUTIANS TOMORROW
MORNING. THIS LOW WILL DRIFT EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN
THROUGH MONDAY AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT OCCLUDES. STRONG
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL SETUP OVER THE BERING ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW
DRAWS CLOSER TO ISLAND CHAIN. EXPOSED NORTHERN PORTS SUCH AS UNALASKA
BAY CAN EXPECT TO SEE GALE FORCE WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A NEW STATIONARY UPPER LEVEL LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN BERING
EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL FACILITATE THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF
WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT WILL THEN TRACK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
AFFECT SOUTHERN ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY...155.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 175 176 180
185 352 411 412.
STORM WARNING...172 179 413 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...160 179 185 411 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
KS JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:16 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr |
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