Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 436, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 30, 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
- May 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 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.
604 FZAK52 PAFC 302306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 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. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 300 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND... NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...SE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND... W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JAM
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138 FZAK52 PAFC 311158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT AT 984 MB. A 987 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK ON WED WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WED NIGHT AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT ALONG THE CAPES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 312331 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 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 TUE MAY 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO 450 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL THURSDAY MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 984 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES... DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM
000 FZAK52 PAFC 312339 RRA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO 450 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL THURSDAY MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 984 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES... DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM
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 30, 1:46 PM AKDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 30, 1:46 PM AKDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE ACCEPTABLE IN THE SHORT TERM AS THEY REMAIN CONSISTENT IN THEIR HANDLING OF THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES. THE SOLUTION TO BRING THE LOW INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND THEN INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA MONDAY IS NOW ACCEPTED BY ALL THE MAJOR MODELS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS A HIGH AMPLITUDE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN OVER THE STATE TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE ALCAN BORDER WITH A SHARP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH RESIDING OVER WEST-INTERIOR ALASKA THAT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD OVER BRISTOL BAY. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL HIGH HAS BUILT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WITH THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH JUST WEST OF ATTU. ALSO ALOFT IS A SHORT WAVE HEADING UP COOK INLET. THIS IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FRONT MOVING ASHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WHICH IS BRING SOME STRONG WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. AT THE SURFACE THE LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE BERING SEA IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY...THOUGH THE OCCLUDED FRONT WRAPPED AROUND IT IS PROGRESSING OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTH GULF COAST AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AHEAD OF IT AND PERIODS OF RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE REGION WELL INTO THE EVENING. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW SO THERE WILL BE SOME FRESH SNOW THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES FROM THIS SYSTEM. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW WILL ALSO COVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WITH THE WEATHER FRONT IN THAT AREA. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MODEL ACCURACY AND CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO HAMPER THE LONG TERM FORECASTS. IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE STORM TRACK WILL SET UP IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE MAIN LAND PART OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL PROBABLY SEE SHOWERY CONDITIONS WITH DIURNAL CONVECTION PERSISTING THOUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 172 175. STORM 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| May 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| May 31, 8:06 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| May 31, 10:05 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr |
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