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Gale Warning 379, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 39 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 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
810 FZAK52 PAFC 292302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE 185 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT EVENING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 225 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON AT 978 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. NORTH AND EAST OF UNALASKA...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
720 FZAK52 PAFC 301113 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1008 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 300 MILES SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON...REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302324 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. A 980 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTHWARD AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN MONDAY. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 170 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT AND MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR PORT HEIDEN IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 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 29, 12:50 PM AKDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 12:50 PM AKDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1250 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS NOW
CENTERED NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS
OFF TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST. FRONTAL SYSTEM NOW EXTENDS FROM BRISTOL
BAY SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE PACIFIC. THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT HAS STALLED DUE TO DOWNSTREAM RIDGING
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION IS PROGRESSING
SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A COUPLE DECENT
SHORT-WAVES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW/TROUGH TRACKING
NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MAINLAND. THESE WILL PLAY HEAVILY INTO THE
FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LOW LEVEL FLOW PRODUCED SOME WEAK ISENTROPIC
LIFT FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA TO SUSITNA VALLEY THIS MORNING
PRODUCING AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN. AS THE UPPER SHORT-WAVES AND
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT MOVE NORTHWARD THE RIDGE IS BUILDING
WESTWARD FROM SOUTHCENTRAL TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND LOW
LEVEL FLOW IS BACKING TO THE SOUTHEAST. THIS HAS TEMPORARILY
CLEARED SKIES IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA...BUT EXPECT MID TO HIGH
CLOUDS TO MOVE BACK IN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FLOW WILL MAINTAIN
MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE KENAI AND CHUGACH
MOUNTAINS TODAY. AS THE SURFACE RIDGE STRENGTHENS WINDS SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE FROM ANCHORAGE TO PALMER AS WELL AS
ALONG THE COPPER RIVER.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SOLUTIONS REMAIN FAIRLY CLOSE OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE ARE SOME POSITION DIFFERENCES WITH PACIFIC
LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF ON SUNDAY. THERE HAS GENERALLY BEEN A
WESTWARD TREND IN MODEL SOLUTIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ECMWF
WHICH HAS TRENDED EASTWARD ON THE 12Z MODEL RUN. INHERITED FORECAST
IS CLOSEST TO THE FURTHER WEST TRACK OF THE GFS AND WILL REMAIN
THE PREFERRED SOLUTION FOR NOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SURFACE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COASTAL ZONE...BECOMING
MORE EAST-WEST ORIENTED AS THE SURFACE FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE GULF. LOCALIZED GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS IN ANCHORAGE AND THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND THEN
SHOULD LIGHTEN UP OVERNIGHT AS THE TRIPLE POINT MOVES TO NEAR
AUGUSTINE ISLAND AND A DOWN VALLEY/DOWN INLET FLOW DEVELOPS. RAIN
WILL PRIMARILY BE CONFINED TO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND SOUTHWARD
TODAY BUT WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT
AS SURFACE FRONT AND TWO UPPER LEVEL WAVES ARRIVE. EVERYTHING WILL
PUSH NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ON SATURDAY BRINGING A GOOD SHOT
OF SHOWERS TO MOST AREAS. SUNDAY LOOKS MOSTLY DRY IN AN AREA OF
SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE SHORT-WAVES...BUT DEPENDING ON TRACK OF THE
LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF THERE MAY BE SOME CLOUDS A FEW SHOWERS
APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN COPPER BASIN LATE
IN THE DAY. CLOUDS AND PROBABILITY OF SHOWERS WILL INCREASE BY
MONDAY AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE STATIONARY PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL REMAIN
OVER INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA (FROM INLAND AREAS OF THE BRISTOL
BAY ZONE TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY) THROUGH TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE AREAS OF SHOWERS. ONE OF THE UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVES WILL
IMPACT THIS SAME AREA ON SATURDAY. A DRYING TREND WILL COMMENCE
SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. A WEAK UPPER LOW/TROUGH WILL
PERSIST OVERHEAD SO SOME CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY...BUT
NOTHING WIDESPREAD.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR EXITS A NEW LOW
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND MOVE TO JUST SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY. RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY NORTH AND EAST
OF THIS LOW AND THE LOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME VERTICALLY STACKED.
THEREFORE...IT WILL STALL SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY
AND THEN WILL BE PUSHED SOUTHWARD SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS A
SHORT-WAVE RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. THUS...EXPECT BENIGN
CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF THE BERING SEA
AND ALEUTIANS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF SPREAD IN MODEL
SOLUTIONS FOR HANDLING OF INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS IN THE EXTENDED
FORECAST PERIOD. THERE IS AGREEMENT IN A PREDOMINANTLY BROAD
LOW-AMPLITUDE TROUGH ACROSS THE REGION WITH A STORM TRACK CENTERED
ALONG THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA FORM THE ALEUTIANS
TO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND LOOKS LIKE IT WILL
SETTLE INTO A VERY TYPICAL SPRING-TIME SHOWERY REGIME WITH MAINLY
DIURNALLY INDUCED CONVECTION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...175 176.
GALE WARNING...172.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING...111.
SEB APR 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr |
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