Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 454, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 2, 2011, 10:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 30 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
- Jun 2, 2011, 10:00 AM AKDT (18:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
4 follow-up statements
879 FZAK51 PAFC 022225 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND MOVES INLAND FRIDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO SE WIND 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WIND INCREASING TO SE 40 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
391 FZAK51 PAFC 031139 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN GULF BUILDS ON SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT S END OF INLET LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. $$
965 FZAK51 PAFC 032104 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 100 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 UPDATED ZONE 125 129 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN GULF BUILDS ON SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 100 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 100 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT S END OF INLET LATE THIS MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. $$
928 FZAK51 PAFC 032227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WEAKENS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING T0 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO CONTINUED MODEL INGEST FAILURES. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAIN SYSTEM IS IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE STRONG SOUTH FLOW IS PRODUCING RAIN AND HIGH WINDS. LOOKS AS THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AK PENINSULA LATER THIS MORNING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...GENERALLY CLOUDY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY WITH POSSIBLE SUN BREAKS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY IN SOUTHWESTERN ZONES AFTER SOME LOCALIZED FOG. SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN BERING SHOULD MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING ON FRI. FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE ON SHORE IN BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...NOGAPS SOLUTION INDICATING THAT BERING SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD ST LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS WEEKEND AS IT SLOWLY DISSIPATES. THE RESULT WOULD BE MOIST SOUTH FLOW FROM 170W EAST TO 145W. CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN SOUTHWESTERN ZONES AND CHANCE OF RAIN IN SOUTHCENTRAL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HWW 181 MARINE...GALES 170 155 165 179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP JUN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:06 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jun 2, 1:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jun 2, 2:37 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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