Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 373, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 24, 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 24, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 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.
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. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
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, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SAT APR 23 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL JET REMAINS WELL SOUTH
OF THE FORECAST AREA AS A BROAD TROF DOMINATES THE REGION. THE JET
DIGS SOUTH OUT OF EASTERN SIBERIA BEFORE TURNING EAST TOWARD THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE MOST DOMINANT FEATURE IS A LARGE STACKED LOW
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW
STRETCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...BRINGING STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS
THROUGHOUT MOST OF GULF COASTAL WATERS. A DEFORMATION ZONE EXTENDS
FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW NORTH THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. RAIN
AND SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS MOST OF THIS AREA. TO THE WEST...BROAD
NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA WITH MARGINAL CEILINGS AND
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. ONLY MINOR
TWEAKS EXPECTED WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...TYPICAL SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW REGIME WITH ABUNDANT
MOISTURE ALONG THE GULF COAST AND DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS INLAND. THE
FRONT BUTTED UP AGAINST THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS MORNING AND IS
HAVING A HARD TIME MAKING IT ANY FURTHER INLAND AS THE DOWNSTREAM
RIDGE IS PREVENTING ANY MORE FORWARD PROGRESS. THE PARENT LOW NEAR
THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY AS WELL AS THE FRONT
IN THE NORTH GULF COAST. STEADY RAIN WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND
BECOME SHOWERS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. AS THE GRADIENT ALSO
WEAKENS AND MORE HOLES IN THE CLOUDS APPEAR...THE INSTABILITY WILL
INCREASE LEADING TO MORE AFTERNOON SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE WEAK
FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP MOST OF THE SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH AS THE DEFORMATION
ZONE MOVES OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY...KEEPING SHOWERS IN THE
REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.ALEUTIANS...BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW AND SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TONIGHT
AND DROP SOUTH...CROSSING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY AFTERNOON.
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THE ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES WITH ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT LOW
SPINNING UP OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MIDWEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
.PUBLIC...NONE.
.MARINE...GALES 120 125 129 130 132 138 150 155 165 170 172
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 180
.FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB APR 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Apr 24, 10:31 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 24, 11:05 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr |
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