Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 31, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
773 FZAK61 PAFC 261228 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-270300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 58N 152W MOVES INLAND WED AFTERNOON NEAR 60N 150W. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 59N 141W MOVES INLAND BY MIDDAY WED NEAR 60N 142W. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-270300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
11 follow-up statements
496 FZAK61 PAFC 270000 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-271500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 60N 149W WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-271500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
021 FZAK61 PAFC 271220 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-280300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-280300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
561 FZAK61 PAFC 280001 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-281500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-281500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
102 FZAK61 PAFC 281204 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-290300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT DISSIPATES OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT STALLS OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 984 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 53N 152W. $$ PKZ351-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-290300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
942 FZAK61 PAFC 282351 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-291500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 984 MB LOW AT 47N 162W WILL MOVE TO 55N 160W BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND DEEPEN TO A 986 MB LOW AT 56N 157W BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-291500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
419 FZAK61 PAFC 291250 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-300300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW SAT NIGHT NEAR 52N 152W WEAKENS TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 57N 155W SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND APPROACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT WEST OF 148 W. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ352-300300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
674 FZAK61 PAFC 300034 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-301500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN GULF THOUGH SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW NEAR 50N 153W MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-301500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
886 FZAK61 PAFC 301253 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-310300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 MB LOW NEAR 53N 151W WILL MOVE TO 58N 153W SUN NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND MON MORNING. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 59N 147W MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
299 FZAK61 PAFC 310025 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-311500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 54N 148W MON EVENING MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ351-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
928 FZAK61 PAFC 311302 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-010300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY AS A 996 MB LOW NEAR 58N 154W MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 57N 149W MON EVENING AND MOVE TO 61N 150W AT 990 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 57N 150W TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 312355 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-011500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 149W MOVES TO 60N 148W AT 993 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW NEAR 51N 151W TUE AFTERNOON MOVES NEAR 59N 150W WED AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ351-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ352-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 25, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKST TUE JAN 25 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS IN CONSIDERABLE DISAGREEMENT ON EASTERN GULF LOW THAT FORMS TONIGHT. EAST DESK IS GOING TO USE GFS SOLUTION WHICH PRODUCES A PRONOUNCED CUT-OFF LOW WHICH MOVES ONSHORE OVER ICY BAY WED LATE MORNING. MODELS ALSO HINTING AT LOW FORMING JUST SOUTH OF KENAI PEN WED AND THEN MOVING NORTHWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE POWERFUL ALEUTIAN STORM THAT THE MODELS HAVE BEEN FORECASTING IS ON TRACK TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS BEGINNING MID-DAY TOMORROW. GFS AND NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON PRESSURE AND POSITION THROUGH THUR AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BOTTOM OUT AROUND 955 WITH PLENTY OF STRONG SE WINDS FOR AREAS EAST OF 170W. ALSO LOOKS AS PRETTY GOOD SOURCE OF COLD AIR ON WESTERN SIDE OF STORM SO EXPECT SOME STRONG NW WINDS THU MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL BERING AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE THERE IS AN ELONGATED LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING THAT MOVES TO THE WEST WED AND THEN MERGES WITH CENTRAL ALEUTIAN STORM. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST AK. CURRENT NW GULF LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RAIN ALONG THE COAST AND SNOW SHOWERS INLAND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING REGION...EXPECT STRONG SE WINDS AND RAIN EAST OF 170W STARTING WED MID-DAY. WEST DESK MIGHT ISSUE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHERN AK PEN. AS NOTED ABOVE POTENTIAL FOR SOME STRONG NW IN CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI MORNING. EXPECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS WELL. SOUTHWEST...AS FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON PRECIP WILL DECREASE BUT LOW CLOUDS TO FOLLOW. FRONT FROM ALEUTIAN SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE ONSHORE BEGINNING LATE THU MORNING. LOOKS LIKE SOME POTENT NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THUR AND FRI. LOOKS AS IF PRECIP COULD BE MAINLY SNOW...WHICH MEANS POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS WELL. SOUTHCENTRAL...UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH RAIN ALONG THE COAST AND CHANCE OF SNOW INLAND THROUGH WED NIGHT. LOOKS LIKE REMNANT OF FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH ALEUTIAN STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH COOK INLET BEGINNING LATE THU NIGHT. LITTLE CONFIDENCE ON DETAILS HOWEVER AS LITTLE SUPPORT ABOVE THE SURFACE FOR MORE THAN LIGHT PRECIP. .LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS STILL FORECASTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF AND ALASKA ON THU. THIS WILL STEER ALEUTIANS SYSTEM TOWARD THE GULF OF ANADYR FRI NIGHT. LOOKS AS IF ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM MOVES TOWARD EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE GULF SO LITTLE IN THE WAY OF STORMS OVER THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES: 413 160 180 171 175 179 185 STORMS: 155 165 170 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:59 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 26, 10:25 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 26, 11:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 33 hr |
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