Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 420, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- May 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
681 FZAK51 PAFC 181141 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CASTLE CAPE WILL MOVE TO 25O NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AT 1006 MB THURSDAY EVENING AND DISSIPATE. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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827 FZAK51 PAFC 182303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH AND EAST GULF WILL UNDERGO LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND AND STRONGER WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 18 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
515 FZAK51 PAFC 191149 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH AND EAST GULF WILL UNDERGO LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A SECOND AND STRONGER WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
205 FZAK51 PAFC 191831 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH AND EAST GULF WILL UNDERGO LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A SECOND AND STRONGER WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1030 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
051 FZAK51 PAFC 192304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 19 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
515 FZAK51 PAFC 201142 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 May 17, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...IN THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING MAJOR FEATURES. ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL...WE WILL LEAN TOWARD THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER RESOLUTION. AS WE PROGRESS TO THE LONG TERM THE MODELS LOSE CONSISTENCY WITH EACH OTHER AND FROM RUN TO RUN PUSHING US TO RELY PRIMARILY ON HPC GUIDANCE. .UPPER LEVELS...A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING REMAINS AS THE DOMINANT FEATURE FOR THE REGION WITH MULTIPLE EMBEDDED LOWS. OF THESE THE WEAKENING LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA STAYS ON ITS SLOW TRACK INTO THE EASTERN BERING WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE. A RECENTLY FORMED LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING TRACKS EAST TOWARDS THE CENTRAL BERING AND AS THE JET RESIDES TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THIS LOW ALONG WITH OTHERS THAT FORM IN THE BERING WILL BE WEAK. ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ALEUTIANS A STRONG LOW IS FORMING THAT WILL RIDE ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE ALEUTIANS TO THE EAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE LOW THAT WAS SOUTH OF ADAK YESTERDAY HAS CONTINUED ITS PROGRESSION EAST AND WILL MAKE ITS WAY SOUTH OF KODIAK WED. AS FOR MAINLAND ALASKA THE DOMINANT FEATURE IS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDING OVER THE STATE FROM NORTHERN CANADA FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. .AT THE SURFACE...THE MULTIPLE LOWS THAT ARE MOVING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS ARE BRINGING FRONTS AND SHORTWAVE TROUGHS IN SUCCESSION TO THE ISLANDS WITH THE NEW STRONG LOW TO THE SOUTH OF SHEMYA BEING THE MAIN CONTRIBUTOR FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE ALEUTIANS REMNANTS OF THE LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO BRING MOISTURE TO THE AREA AND SOUTHERLY FLOW TO THE GULF AND GULF COAST. AHEAD OF THAT FLOW IN THE EASTERN AREA A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STILL FINDS ITS HOME OVER THE GULF COAST EXTENDING INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...FOR THE EAST...STAYING CONSISTENT WITH THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS EASTERLY FLOW FOR KODIAK BRINGS THEM RAIN. ALSO STICKING TO THE TREND OF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS DIURNAL PATTERNS WILL CAUSE A THERMAL TROUGH TO SETUP OVER THE INTERIOR AND THIS COMBINED WITH RIDGING ALONG THE GULF COAST BRINGS GAPS WINDS TO AREAS AROUND THE SOUTHCENTRAL. .FOR THE WEST...SOUTHWEST ALASKA CONTINUES TO SEE MID LEVEL CLOUDS AND RAIN SHOWERS DUE TO THE LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BERING. AS FOR THE ALEUTIANS...THE ONSLAUGHT OF FRONTS AND SHORTWAVE TROUGHS THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE MULTIPLE LOWS MOVING ALONG THE CHAIN WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS WITH ONLY TEMPORARY BREAKS BETWEEN SYSTEMS. SAINT PAULS WEATHER WOES CONTINUE WITH NORTHERLY FLOW BRINGING STRATUS AND FOG INTO THE NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE GENERAL PATTERN OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING ACROSS THE BERING BRINGING AN ACTIVE PATTERN OF LOWS TO THE REGION AS WELL AS THE RIDGING ACROSS THE INTERIOR WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 172 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111 141 DWK MAY 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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