Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 344, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
051 FZAK51 PAFC 071205 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF TODAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. SOUTH AND WEST OF NAKED ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
411 FZAK51 PAFC 071411 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 UPDATED 130 138 140 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF TODAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY NOON. SOUTH AND WEST OF NAKED ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 610 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
952 FZAK51 PAFC 080002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF THURSDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF SAINT MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 6, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE GFS APPEARS TO BE VERIFYING BETTER WITH THE BOUNDARY LAYER
WINDS OUT WEST. IN GENERAL...AFTERNOON PACKAGES WILL BE BASED ON THE
GFS OUT WEST AND THE NAM IN THE EAST.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN CHALLENGE IS WITH THE MASSIVE LOW
MOVING THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND THE RESULTANT SENSIBLE WEATHER.
THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING SEA HAS DEEPENED INTO THE 930S
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL BOTTOM OUT TONIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN AS IT MAKES LANDFALL NEAR HOOPER BAY THU EVENING. A WIDE RANGE
OF SYNOPTIC FEATURES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE RAPID GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM. AN UPPER LEVEL JET IN EXCESS OF 170 KT IS
CURVING FROM THE TROPICS TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE SURFACE
LOW LIES BENEATH THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET WHICH IS THE SWEET
SPOT FOR DYNAMIC LIFT.
THE SURFACE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MAKES LANDFALL OVER THE SW
COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT THEN MOVES INTO COOK INLET/MATSU THU
AFTERNOON AND INTO WESTERN CANADA AND THE PANHANDLE THU NIGHT.
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE VERIFYING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL AREAS
THIS AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS.
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW WILL REACH
SOUTHCENTRAL LATE TONIGHT. A COPIOUS MOISTURE SUPPLY AND A STRONG
MID-LEVEL JET WILL SUPPORT HIGH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE SUSITNA
VALLEY..ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA...AND MUCH OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THU. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW IN
THE INTERIOR REGIONS WHILE A MIX IS EXPECTED IN REGIONS ALONG THE
COAST. HOWEVER...THIS STRONG JET SHOULD CAUSE DOWNSLOPING AND LIMIT
PRECIPITATION IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND NORTHWESTERN KENAI PENINSULA.
IN ADDITION TO PRECIPITATION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY...TURNAGAIN ARM...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
ZONES 101 AND 125 BEGINNING THU MORNING AND CONTINUING UNTIL FRONTAL
PASSAGE THU AFTERNOON.
.SOUTHWEST... BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE
INLAND THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD END ALONG THE BRISTOL
BAY COAST AS TEMPS RISE ABOVE FREEZING EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT
SHOULD DEVELOP INLAND AND COLDER AIR HOLDS ON. WARNING LEVEL
SOUTHERLY WINDS SHOULD DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG
PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL POSSIBLY PUSH ICE ONSHORE ALONG
THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA SHORES WHILE STRONG WINDS MAY
CAUSE BEACH EROSION. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
IMPROVE...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND THROUGH FRI AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE NEAR
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ENDED THIS MORNING OVER
SAINT PAUL ISLAND AS TEMPS WARMED WELL ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER THEY
APPEAR TO BE IN FOR A BOUT OF SIGNIFICANT WINDS OVERNIGHT. A STRONG
LOW LEVEL JET MOVING AROUND THE SOUTH FLANK OF THE BERING SEA LOW
WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS REACHING TO NEAR 90 MPH
BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THU MORNING. WARNING
LEVEL WINDS SHOULD BE DROPPING OFF ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE NEXT WEEK. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL DOMINATE
THE REGION AS A SERIES OF LOWS PROGRESS ACROSS THE BERING AND INTO
THE GULF. EXPECT SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE
WITH CONTINUING THREAT OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...101 125 181 185 187 195
BLIZZARD WARNING...131 155 161
MARINE...HURRICANE...179 185
STORM...120 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 180
GALE...120 125 129 130 132 138 351 352.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC APR 11In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 6, 10:03 PM AKDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1003 PM AKDT WED APR 06 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FALSE PASS 54.84N 163.44W
04/06/2011 E100 MPH AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
VILLAGE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER IN FALSE PASS ESTIMATED
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 100 AND 110 MPH AROUND 4 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY. DAMAGE REPORTS INCLUDE...PUBLIC SAFETY
BUILDING ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF...SEVERAL OTHER
BUILDINGS HAVE LOST PARTS OF THEIR ROOFS AND SOME HAVE
COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. AT LEAST 2 HOMES HAVE COMPLETELY
LOST THEIR ROOFS. THE MEDICAL CLINIC WINDOWS WERE BLOWN
OUT. 4-WHEELER ATV SPOTTED TUMBLING DOWN THE STREET.
0412 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FALSE PASS 54.84N 163.44W
04/06/2011 M0 MPH AK ASOS
FALSE PASS ASOS RECORDED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 91 MPH AT
412 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
0414 PM NON-TSTM WND GST COLD BAY 55.22N 162.74W
04/06/2011 M92 MPH AK ASOS
THE COLD BAY ASOS RECORDED A PEAK WIND GUST OFF 92 MPH AT
414 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
0436 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ADAK STATION 51.84N 176.64W
04/06/2011 M72 MPH AK AWOS
THE ADAK AWOS RECORDED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 72 MPH AT 436
PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
0200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST UNALASKA 53.93N 166.51W
04/06/2011 M78 MPH AK MESONET
THE HANDAR WEATHER STATION ON THE DUTCH HARBOR SPIT
RECORDED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 78 MPH AT 200 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY.
0250 AM BLIZZARD ST. PAUL 57.21N 170.22W
04/06/2011 AK ASOS
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRED FROM 250 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY
THROUGH 748 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY AT ST. PAUL ISLAND
1236 PM BLIZZARD MEKORYUK 60.37N 166.28W
04/06/2011 AK ASOS
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT MEKORYUK ON NUNIVAK ISLAND BEGAN
AT 1236 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND ARE CONTINUING AS
OF 1000 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY EVENING.
&&
AMDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 82 min | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Apr 6, 4:39 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:55 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Apr 6, 5:22 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 6:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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