Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 371, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 23, 2011, 8:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 32 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 23, 2011, 8:20 AM AKDT (16:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
624 FZAK51 PAFC 231618 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 820 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 UPDATED 120 138 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH SUN. A 973 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF AKHIOK AT 990 MB SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 820 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 820 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND....NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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355 FZAK51 PAFC 232339 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A 974 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT DURING THE EVENING E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
443 FZAK51 PAFC 240332 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 732 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 UPDATED 138 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A 974 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT DURING THE EVENING E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 732 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
662 FZAK51 PAFC 241155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF AKHIOK MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...KALGIN ISLAND S...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
608 FZAK51 PAFC 241233 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 435 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 141 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF AKHIOK MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...KALGIN ISLAND S...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
332 FZAK51 PAFC 241716 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 915 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 UPDATED 138 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A 979 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF AKHIOK MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 915 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...KALGIN ISLAND S...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
204 FZAK51 PAFC 242304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT. A 1008 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 23, 5:50 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 5:50 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
550 AM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF NORTH AMERICA AND ACROSS MUCH OF THE ALASKA MAINLAND AND IS
PUSHING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARDS THE CHUCKCHI SEA. A LOW CENTERED SOUTH
OF CHIGNIK IS PROGRESSING NORTH TOWARDS THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO DIVE SOUTHWESTWARD INTO
THE WEST BERING SEA. THE UPPER LEVEL JET REMAINS WELL TO THE SOUTH
IN THE NORTH PACIFIC.
.AT THE SURFACE...AN OCCLUDED LOW SITS BENEATH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
SOUTH OF CHIGNIK. ONE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS PROGRESSING
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WHILE A SECOND FRONT IS APPROACHING
THE GULF COAST. BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW AND STRATUS COVER THE WESTERN
BERING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT TODAY IN THE SHORT
TERM. A BLEND OF THE GFS AND NAM WAS USED TO BEST CAPTURE THE
DETAILS OF THE FRONTS PROGRESSING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE GFS
CONTINUES TO SHOW THE GREATEST RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IN THE LONG
TERM AND WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN IS IMPACTING MUCH OF THE GULF COAST AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THIS MORNING AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SOUTH
OF CHIGNIK MOVES TOWARDS THE GULF COAST. STRONG WINDS AT 850MB WITH
THIS SYSTEM ARE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT STRONG DOWNSLOPING ACROSS THE
WEST KENAI PENINSULA...MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE BOWL. STRONG
WINDS ARE OCCURING THROUGH LOCAL GAPS ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND THROUGH THE KNIK
RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS
INLAND. A MUCH WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST WHILE GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LOCAL GAPS.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHIGNIK LOW WILL
MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WITH THIS SYSTEM.
STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH THE GAPS IN THE BRISTOL BAY
REGION AND ALONG THE BERING COAST. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE
CHIGNIK LOW PROGRESSES TOWARDS CAPE NEWENHAM. HOWEVER...AS THIS LOW
WEAKENS...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS WELL.
.ALEUTIANS...SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW SOUTH OF CHIGNIK
ARE FALLING ACROSS THE EAST ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING AND EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE CHIGNIK LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING. A
WEAK LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST BERING THIS AFTERNOON AND BRING
SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SUNDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL DOMINATE THE BERING
AND THE GULF THROUGH NEXT WEEK. EXPECT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
CONTINUE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE...
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ELN APR 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 23, 8:20 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr |
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