Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 276, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 2011, 10:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 8, 2011, 10:00 AM AKST (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
583 FZAK51 PAFC 081902 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 UPDATED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED. OTHERWISE BROAD EASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1000 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
397 FZAK51 PAFC 090006 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
152 FZAK51 PAFC 090028 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 427 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 427 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
438 FZAK51 PAFC 091234 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 8, 5:10 AM AKST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 5:10 AM AKST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 510 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... IN THE UPPER-LVLS A GENERAL BLOCKED FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE AOR. AN UPPER-HIGH IS CENTERED OVER THE CHUCKHI SEA...WHILE A BROAD LOW IS CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF OF AK. NESTLED IN BETWEEN IS A WEAK UPPER-LVL DISTURBANCE SLIPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TOWARDS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A HINT OF THIS FEATURE IS NOTICEABLE IN WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE IS WELL ESTABLISHED OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND SUPPORTED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER-HIGH. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SLIGHTLY SQUEEZED BETWEEN THIS HIGH AND THE LOW IN THE GULF...RESULTING IN SOME LOCAL GUSTY WINDS THROUGH GAPS. OUT WEST...A STRONG LOW OVER THE WESTERN PACIFIC IS SLOWLY ADVANCING EAST TOWARDS THE FAR WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WELL OUT AHEAD OF IT. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE OVERALL PATTERN IS CAPTURED WELL ACROSS THE AOR...WITH ADEQUATE MODEL AGREEMENT THROUGH LATE WEEK. IN THE EAST...MODELS SHOW STRONG RIDGING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA HELPING TO RETARD NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE LOW OVER THE GULF ALASKA. OUT WEST...THE MODELS SHOW THE FRONT APPROACHING THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS AND WEAKENING ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS DECENT MODEL AGREEMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIPLE POINT LOW ALONG THE FRONT NEAR ADAK WEDNESDAY MORNING...TRACKING SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE BASE OF THE LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE GFS APPEARS AN OUTLIER IN SIMULTANEOUSLY DEEPENING A SECOND AND STRONGER LOW NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... WEAK ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK TO BRING THE MOST ABUNDANT CLOUDINESS TO KODIAK ISLAND WITH SOME PASSING RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES LOOK TO PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND INTO LATE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS DOMINANT. A SLIGHTLY SQUEEZED PRESSURE GRADIENT TO ALLOW GUSTY WINDS THROUGH GAPS INTO MID-WEEK...PARTICULARLY OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...ENHANCED AT TIMES BY WEAK UPPER-LVL DISTURBANCES. SOUTHWEST... THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALSO LOOKS TO FEATURE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE DOMINANT HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH. ANOTHER LOW LOOKS TO MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTERN CHAIN ON THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION. .LONG TERM FORECAST... MODELS STILL DEPICT SOME BLOCKED FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...SUGGESTING PERSISTENT WEATHER. THE MOST UNSETTLED WEATHER LOOKS TO BE ACROSS THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...127 172 175 176 352 411 JAM MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.