Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 362, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
359 FZAK52 PAFC 202353 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 983 MB THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
285 FZAK52 PAFC 211155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 977 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 08 FT INCREASING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
264 FZAK52 PAFC 212343 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 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. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 979 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH FRI MORNING THEN DIVERGE ON SOLUTIONS. THE MAIN ISSUE IS WITH THE MOVEMENT THE LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. THE GFS SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT THAN THE ECMWF WHICH TOOK A SIGNIFICANT JUMP TO THE NORTH WITH LOW CENTER ON THE 12Z RUN. OVERALL WILL BE LEANING TOWARD THE NAM FOR MESOSCALE WIND FORECASTS (EXCELLENT HANDLING OF WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL) IN THE FIRST 48 HRS OR SO...THEN WILL BLEND CURRENT GRIDS WITH THE GFS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 84 HRS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LEVELS SHOW A LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA AS WELL AS ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THERE IS A LOW NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY...WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE IS KEEPING ITS HOLD OVER MOST OF THE BERING. THE MAIN LOW AT THE SURFACE IS SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...ALTHOUGH THERE IS ALSO A WEAK LOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AS WELL. BROAD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE LIES OVER SIBERIA EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND A WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS OVER THE NORTH GULF JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE MORNING SOUNDINGS OVER FAIRBANKS AND ANCHORAGE SHOWED A MOISTENING IN THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS ARE ALSO EVIDENT OVER THE NORTH GULF. SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE INCREASING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS (RAIN COASTS) OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH THE INTRUSION OF MOISTURE FROM FRONTAL SYSTEMS APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA. ALSO WILL SEE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS WHICH WILL GENERATE BRISK AND GUSTY GAP FLOWS AND BRISK WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. SOUTHWEST... A BROAD BAND OF STRATUS AND FOG OVER BRISTOL BAY...WHICH BROUGHT DENSE FOG ALONG THE COASTS...HAS LIFTED SOME THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT COASTAL LOCATIONS MAY SEE ANOTHER EPISODE TONIGHT WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. FOG SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GUSTS AS NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP OVER BRISTOL BAY THU. ALEUTIANS/EASTERN BERING SEA...THE LOW PASSING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN THU AND FRI WILL PRODUCE GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER CHANCES WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WHILE CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE TO HIGH FOR THE END OF THE WEEK...CONFIDENCE DECREASES BY THE WEEKEND...WHEN MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE GREATEST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 155 165 170 172 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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