Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 427, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 23, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
352 FZAK51 PAFC 232345 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY MON NIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND FROM THE WEST TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. E WIND 10 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT IN THE MORNING W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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805 FZAK51 PAFC 241201 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 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 TUE MAY 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
679 FZAK51 PAFC 242344 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 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 TUE MAY 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NE WIND 10 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM KALGIN ISLAND NORTH. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
337 FZAK51 PAFC 251200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
733 FZAK51 PAFC 252249 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 23, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS BUT DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY BEYOND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NAM PREFERRED IN THE SHORT TERM FOR DETAIL. LIMITED CHANGES MADE TO THE MID AND LONG TERM PACKAGE. .SURFACE ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST.... SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING HOLDS THROUGH TUE NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND RECEDES INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA. A 995 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW CENTERED NEAR 50N 150W WILL DRIFT SOUTHEASTWARD AND DISSIPATE OFF THE WEST COAST OF WASHINGTON BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KODIAK ISLAND...AND THE BRISTOL BAY REGION WILL REMAIN TIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY THEN GRADUALLY RELAX OVER THE FOLLOWING 24 HOURS AS THE LOW CENTER WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH BY TOMORROW MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AND COMBINED WITH LOW AFTERNOON AND EVENING HUMIDITIES IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TOMORROW BUT THE LACK OF WIND SHOULD PREVENT THE NEED TO EXTEND THE WARNING INTO WEDNESDAY. OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH NORTH PACIFIC LOW EXTENDS FROM KODIAK ISLAND ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY ATTENUATE AND DISSIPATE BY TUESDAY MORNING BUT OTHERWISE REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. STEADY RAIN WILL BE LIMITED TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERNMOST REGIONS OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA. SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A LARGE CIRCUMFERENCE 991 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW CENTERED NEAR 50N 170E WILL QUICKLY INTENSIFY TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR ATKA BY TUESDAY MORNING. IT IS PROGGED TO CONTINUE EASTWARD AT FULL STRENGTH REACHING THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PLENTY OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. NARROW AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE SOUTHERN AND REAR FLANKS OF THE SYSTEM. .UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS AND LONG TERM FORECAST... UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER NORTHERN AND INTERIOR ALASKA STRENGTHENS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. NEGATIVELY TILTED LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER BERING SEA...WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...AND NORTHEAST PACIFIC STRENGTHENS AND CONSOLIDATES THROUGH FRIDAY. PATTERN IS CONDUCIVE TO STEERING MORE NORTH PACIFIC STORMS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 138 150 155 160 FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG STRONG WIND 111. ASB MAY 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 23, 4:39 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| May 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.