Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 297, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 27 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 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2011, 6:56 AM AKDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
812 FZAK52 PAFC 291153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 979 MB AND MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT TUE NIGHT AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 998 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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236 FZAK52 PAFC 300004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THU. A 998 MB LOW WED MORNING 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA REMAINS NEAR STATIONARY THROUGH THU MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT EAST OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT EAST OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
005 FZAK52 PAFC 301157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW CENTERED 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 999 MB AND MOVES NEAR SEWARD THU AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 1003 MB THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 161 W. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 161 W. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
660 FZAK52 PAFC 301456 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 656 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 UPDATED ZONE 160 171 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW CENTERED 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 999 MB AND MOVES NEAR SEWARD THU AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 1003 MB THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 656 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT W OF 161W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT W OF 161W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 656 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 656 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 656 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 28, 3:57 PM AKDT, 12 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 3:57 PM AKDT, 12 hours 3 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 28 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE OMEGA BLOCK PATTERN REMAINS TODAY
WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND
WESTERN ALASKA. THE 250 MB JET STREAM THAT HAS BEEN RIDING DUE NORTH
TO SOUTH AROUND THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE RIDGE IS WEAKENING AND MOVING
SLOWLY EASTWARD AND WILL CEASE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT FEATURE BY
TOMORROW. THE MAIN JET STREAM CONTINUES TO STAY WELL SOUTH OF THE
AREA NEAR 30N.
THE SURFACE HIGH DOMINATES THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE AND STRETCHES
WESTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND EASTWARD WELL INTO CANADA.
THE LOW TRACK REMAINS SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WITH A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE HIGH AND THE LOWS OVER THE CENTRAL TO
WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE STILL DOING A GOOD JOB HANDLING THE
CURRENT PATTERN. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL LOWS ALONG
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE
MODELS EACH HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA AS TO WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL LOWS
WILL DEVELOP BUT THEY ALL HAVE THE BOUNDARY ITSELF IN THE SAME PLACE
AND THEREFORE THE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST WILL BE MINIMAL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS IN THE VALDEZ AREA AND
COPPER RIVER DELTA HAVE EXPIRED THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS HAVE COME
DOWN ENOUGH TO REMAIN UNDER WARNING CRITERIA. THE WEAKENING OF THE
JET STREAM HAS BEEN A BIG FACTOR IN THIS AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWARD
MOVEMENT OF A LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT TIGHT FOR A FEW MORE DAYS SO WINDS WILL
NOT COME DOWN ALL THE WAY FOR AWHILE IN THESE AREA.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL REMAIN CLEAR WITH NORTHERLY WINDS THE NEXT
DAY OR TWO.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THE NEXT FEW DAYS EXCEPT
FOR SOME HIGH CLOUDS THAT WILL SNEAK OVER THE RIDGE INTO THE AREA.
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WARM
SOUTHEAST FLOW WITH PERIODS OF RAIN OVER THE AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE WEATHER PATTERN WE ARE IN WILL CHANGE VERY
LITTLE THROUGH THE WEEK. BY NEXT WEEKEND THE UPPER RIDGE CENTER WILL
HAVE MOVED INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN OPENING UP THE GULF OF ALASKA TO A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THIS WILL NOT HAVE A LOT OF IMPACT ON THE
WEATHER EXCEPT IT MAY BRING A FEW SNOW SHOWERS TO THE GULF OF ALASKA
COAST NEXT WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 172 175 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 121 125 129 130 140.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
EZ FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 27 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.