Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 354, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
153 FZAK52 PAFC 121146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 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. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DUTCH HARBOR E. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
225 FZAK52 PAFC 122327 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT AND THURSDAY. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT FROM UNALASKA EAST. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT FROM UNALASKA EAST IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
019 FZAK52 PAFC 131140 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT FROM UNALASKA EAST IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL. GOING WITH THE NAM IN THE NEAR TERM FOR THE WEST FOR ITS BETTER HANDLING OF THE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND. IN THE EAST WE ARE GOING WITH THE NAM IN THE NEAR TERM BUT TRANSITIONING TO THE GFS LATE WEDNESDAY FOR A BETTER HANDLING OF TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT IN THE GULF. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SHOWS A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE BERING. A BROAD COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF IS PROVIDING SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST. ANOTHER COMPLEX LOW CENTERED OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA IS INTERACTING WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF CAUSING AREAS OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. FOR THE WEST THE BIG FACTOR IS WINDS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS PROVIDING STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW. A LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND IS TRACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST AND AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATER TONIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXISTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF EXPECT SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST. A SHORT WAVE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA BROUGHT ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW TO THE HOMER AREA...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THERE BY LATE EVENING. AS THE LOW SHIFTS TO THE EAST IN THE GULF A NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL SET UP AND DRY CLEAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE INLAND AREAS. AN EASTERLY WAVE PASSING OVER SOUTHCENTAL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR CLOUDS AND SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. SOUTHWEST... EXPECT CONTINUED ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY ALONG THE WEST COAST. OTHERWISE GENERALLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND EASTERN BRISTOL BAY. BERING/ALEUTIANS... HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE CENTRAL BERING FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS ALONG WITH AREAS OF FOG. A FAIRLY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF BLIZZARD CONDITION DEVELOPING BRIEFLY OVER THE BERING SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. A SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH TONIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHERN BERING REGION. STILL UNCERTAINLY OVER THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING TO JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. MODELS ARE BEGINNING COME INTO GENERAL AGREEMENT BUT THE STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THE LOW ARE STILL UP IN THE AIR. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 181. MARINE...GALES...150 155 160 165 170 171. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DC/KB APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 12, 6:20 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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