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Gale Warning 374, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 24, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 24, 2011, 11:05 AM AKDT. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2011, 11:05 AM AKDT (19:05 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

296 
FZAK52 PAFC 241907 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1105 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

UPDATE 155 165 171

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.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 979 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA NEAR CHIGNIK AT 993 MB SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO NEAR
CAPE NEWENHAM MONDAY MORNING AT 995 MB. A 1000 MB LOW 340 NM
NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 270 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 998 MB SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM NORTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
1105 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
FREEZING SPRAY. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
1105 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN SHOWERS. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
1105 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
291 
FZAK52 PAFC 242309
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT 
PAUL AT 1003 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF ADAK 
WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 1001 MB TONIGHT AND THEN
DISSIPATE MON. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH
OF SHEMYA MON EVENING...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225
NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
527 
FZAK52 PAFC 251151
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 993 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST
OF MEKORYUK AT 1005 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
A 1002 MB LOW 280 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SHEMYA TUESDAY MORNING...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO
210 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT
BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 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 24, 6:40 AM AKDT, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 6:40 AM AKDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
640 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF NORTH AMERICA AND CURVES TOWARDS THE CHUCKCHI SEA. AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF CHIGNIK CONTAINS MULTIPLE EMBEDDED UPPER LEVEL
SHORTWAVES. FURTHER WEST AN UPPER LEVEL LOW COVERS MUCH OF THE WEST
BERING SEA. THE UPPER LEVEL JET REMAINS WELL TO THE SOUTH IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC. AS A RESULT...SYSTEMS ARE PROGRESSING RELATIVELY
SLOWLY.

.AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD SURFACE LOW IS BENEATH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
SOUTH OF CHIGNIK. A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS ARE PROGRESSING AROUND THIS
LOW.  ONE SUCH FRONT THAT STRETCHES ALONG BRISTOL BAY IS BRINGING
SHOWERS AND WIND ALONG THE COAST. A SECOND FRONT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY
FIZZLE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND BRING SHOWERS TO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE NORTH GULF COAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW GREAT AGREEMENT. A BLEND
OF THE GFS AND NAM WAS USED IN THE SHORT TERM TO BEST CAPTURE LOCAL
EFFECTS. IN THE LONG TERM...THE ECMWF WAS FAVORED DUE TO THE GOOD RUN
TO RUN CONSISTENCY OF THE MODEL AND AGREEMENT WITH ENSEMBLES.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...SHOWERS CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS MORNING BUT ARE BEGINNING TO TAPER. THE
COASTAL JET NEAR CORDOVA IS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF DISSIPATING AS THE
FRONT WEAKENS FURTHER. AT ANCHORAGE...THE WEST KENAI PENINSULA...AND
THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...DOWNSLOPING CONTINUES TO LIMIT PRECIPITATION.
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST AS THE NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHES BY MONDAY MORNING.

.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH
OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS DUE TO THE PROXIMITY
OF A LOW NEAR CHIGNIK. A FRONT PROGRESSING ACROSS BRISTOL BAY IS
BRINGING SHOWERS AND WIND ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.

.ALEUTIANS...THE LOW NEAR CHIGNIK CONTINUES TO SUPPORT STRONG WINDS
AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE EAST ALEUTIANS. MEANWHILE OUT WEST A WEAK
LOW NORTH OF SHEMYA IS BRINGING LIGHT SNOW TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS EASTWARD AND BRING PRECIPITATION
TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE REGION OVER THE NEXT WEEK.  AS A RESULT...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE WITH SOME BRIEF BREAKS BETWEEN SYSTEMS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE...138 140 155 170 172
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ELN APR 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Apr 24, 10:31 AM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC11 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.