Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 306, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 3, 2011, 4:00 PM 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
- Apr 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
717 FZAK62 PAFC 032351 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-041500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 974 MB LOW NEAR 54N 152W WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA EARLY MON MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING NEAR 57N 178E AND MOVE RAPIDLY EAST TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BY MON AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. A 978 MB LOW NEAR 55N 168E WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 174W MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ411-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT E 50 KT NORTH OF 56N. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SOUTH OF 56N...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. NORTH OF 56N...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SOUTH OF 55N...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF 55N...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ412-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT...BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT SW 40 KT IN THE MORNING SOUTH OF 57N. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-041500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF 57N...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
334 FZAK62 PAFC 041112 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-050300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 982 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174E WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE NEAR 57N 170W LATE MON NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 57N 172W WILL TRACK RAPIDLY ASHORE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST LATE MON AFTERNOON. A LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 50N 179E AT 979 MB EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ411-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 56N...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 56N...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N OF 55N...E WIND 25 KT. S OF 55N...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ412-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF 57N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ413-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ414-050300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 56N...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. $$
619 FZAK62 PAFC 042321 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL TRACK TO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 47N 175E TUE AFTERNOON AT 986 MB AND THEN RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 945 MB AS IT MOVES TO 54N 178W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .WED...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT WEST OF 167W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT. .THU...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$
037 FZAK62 PAFC 042329 CCA OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 414 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ499-051500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL TRACK TO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 47N 175E TUE AFTERNOON AT 986 MB AND THEN RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 945 MB AS IT MOVES TO 54N 178W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ411-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SOUTH OF 56N...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. .WED...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ412-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-051500- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT WEST OF 167W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF 56N. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT. .THU...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 33 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. $$
025 FZAK62 PAFC 051147 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-060300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 48N 175E TUE AFTERNOON AT 990 MB AND THEN RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 944 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55N 179W WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 59 N 172 W AT 943 MB ON THU MORNING. $$ PKZ411-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT S OF 56N. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ412-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...E WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 58N. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ413-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 TO 45 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ414-060300- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 56N. .WED...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 28 FT. .THU...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 32 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 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 Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES WITH A
LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROF OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND ANOTHER TOWARD THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. A SHORTWAVE RIDGE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED BETWEEN
THESE TWO DOMINANT FEATURES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE SURFACE
PATTERN REFLECTS THE UPPER LEVELS WITH A LARGE OCCLUDED LOW SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS NORTH AND EAST AND THEN
BACK TOWARD THE PANHANDLE...WITH WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS
OBSERVED ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. COLD AIR FILTERING SOUTH ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE LOW AIDED BY A 75 KT LOW LEVEL JET IS PROVIDING HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 84
HOURS. THE ENSEMBLE MEAN IS ALSO IN LINE WITH THE OPERATIONAL MODEL
RUNS ADDING CONFIDENCE TO OUR AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...THE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO IMPACT THE BERING
SEA AND EVENTUALLY MAINLAND ALASKA HAS ALREADY CROSSED SHEMYA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. A TRIPLE POINT WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AND
RAPIDLY SHOOT THE MOISTURE EAST...REACHING BRISTOL BAY AND THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS FROM THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING...ALLOWING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE. THIS IS IN
RESPONSE TO THE RAPIDLY APPROACHING SYSTEM OUT WEST. WINDS ON THE
BACKSIDE COULD REACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA BRIEFLY ACROSS THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A LARGE DEFORMATION ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE KODIAK LOW CONTINUES TO
PRODUCE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES
INLAND. A VERY SHORT BREAK IS EXPECTED BEFORE RAIN AND SNOW SPREAD
INLAND MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE SLOWLY
THROUGH TUESDAY. TRANSIENT HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AGAIN WEDNESDAY
BEFORE THE NEXT STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES INLAND WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BUTTING UP AGAINST THE GULF COAST REACHED ITS
PEAK STRENGTH THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THIS BOUNDARY
WILL DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE
LOW THAT IS POSITIONED SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL FILL RAPIDLY AS IT
DRIFTS EAST TOWARD THE THE ALASKA PANHANDLE. A TRANSIENT UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY. THE AFOREMENTIONED RAPIDLY
APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE VORT MAX AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL
PROVIDE AMPLE LIFT FOR RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL. WE
WILL BEGIN TO ADVERTISE MORE LIKELY WORDING FOR RAIN AND SNOW
SOMETIME LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY...STILL NOT CONFIDENT IN TIMING
OF PRECIP AT THIS POINT. COLDER AIR ALOFT IS SLOW TO MOVE BACK ACROSS
THE REGION SO WARMER TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE MAY LIMIT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181
HIGH WIND WARNING 191
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155 176
GALE WARNING...120 130 138 150 160 165 170 171 172 175 179
185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...160 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB APR 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:08 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.