Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 295, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 28, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 28, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
178 FZAK51 PAFC 281119 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF PERSISTS THROUGH TUE. A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT.RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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472 FZAK51 PAFC 282357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 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. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AND MERGES WITH A LOW POSITIONED IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A 975 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON MOVES 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AT 993 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT IN THE EVENING E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
667 FZAK51 PAFC 291145 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 750 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 980 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT ALONG THE COAST FROM MONTAGUE ISLAND EAST. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE THIS MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
659 FZAK51 PAFC 292018 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1220 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 UPDATED 129 FOR WINDS 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. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 978 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 750 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 980 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT ALONG THE COAST FROM MONTAGUE ISLAND EAST. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 1220 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE THIS MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
432 FZAK51 PAFC 292355 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU MORNING AT 996 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...8 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 27, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES ONSHORE OVER PWS. NORTH PACIFIC LOW NEAR 50N 155W IS PROGED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF AK MON AND DISSIPATE...LITTLE IMPACT ON AOR. ALL MODELS CARRY NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM THAT DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON MON INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING. GFS AND ECWMF HINTING AT A ELONGATED SURFACE LOW WITH A NORTHERN CENTER JUST EAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT. NAM IS A LITTLE FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST ON POSITION BUT ABOUT 5 MB DEEPER...HENCE DETAILS OF THE IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM REMAIN OBSCURE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...JET LIES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND HENCE STORM DEVELOPED HAS BEEN RESTRICTED TO THIS AREA. WEAK LOW OVER NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES OVER PWS AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS EVENING. PRECIP CONFINED TO EASTERN SECTOR AS THIS AREA HAS MAINTAINED MID-LEVEL SUPPORT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...FRONT FROM APPROACHING SYSTEM SHOULD REACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT. EXPECT SOME MODERATE AND POSSIBLY STRONG EAST WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM...PRECIP COULD BE MIXED PHASE. LITTLE IMPACT NORTH OF 55N. SOUTHWEST...BENIGN PATTERN SO LOCAL AREAS OF FOG/STRATUS OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY OR CLEAR. CLOUDS DEVELOPING OVER BRISTOL BAY AND ZONE 161 TUE AFTERNOON REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF PRECIP IS CONFINED TO AK PEN OR MORE WIDESPREAD. SOUTHCENTRAL...LOOKS AS TONIGHT AND MON SHOULD BE BE GENERALLY CLEAR WITH EXCEPTION OF COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTHEAST GULF COAST WHICH SHOULD REMAIN CLOUD WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. MODELS INDICATING UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVING OVER MON NIGHT BUT WEAK SURFACE FEATURE SO NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. NEXT FRONT SHOULD MOVE OVER KODIAK TUE MORNING AND OVER COOK INLET TUE EVENING. WOULD EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW WITH THIS BY WED MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS INDICATING THAT GULF LOW LINGERS THROUGH FRI MORNING SO HAVE TO CONSIDER CHANCE OF PRECIP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THU NIGHT. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE BERING AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH SAT MORNING...HENCE GENERALLY CLEAR AND SUNNY IN THE SOUTHWESTERN ZONES. A LOW FROM SIBERIA IS PROGED TO MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING FRI BUT IMPACTS OVER WESTERN AK PROBABLY MINIMAL AS HIGH OVER EASTERN BERING WOULD APPEAR TO LIMIT ITS EASTWARD TRACK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 155 170 172 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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