Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 457, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 3, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT OR LESS. $$
2 follow-up statements
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 3, 3:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 3:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AS WELL AS GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON SOLUTIONS OF PRIMARY WEATHER FEATURES. THE DOMINATE EASTERN BERING SYSTEM IS PROGED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 60 HOURS AS THE CENTER MOVES NEAR ST. MATTHEW ISLAND. HIGHER PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ON SATURDAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN FOCUS IS WITH LARGE BERING STORM WHICH PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FRONT IS MOVING ONSHORE EARLY THIS MORNING IN BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND AND WILL REACH KENAI PEN LATE MORNING. BEHIND FRONT EXPECTING GENERALLY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW FOR MOST OF AOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN OR RAIN SHOWERS TODAY WEST OF 153W WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN SOUTHCENTRAL ZONES BEGINNING THIS EVENING. SAT AND SUN CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN IN SOUTHCENTRAL BUT HIGHER PROBS IN SOUTHWESTERN ZONES. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER GULF NEXT STORM MOVES UP OVER AK PEN FROM NORTH PACIFIC ON MON EVENING. LOOKS AS IF THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND BUT DISSIPATING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM MAY REACH SOUTHCENTRAL TUE AFTERNOON. A SEPARATE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE TUE MORNING WITH MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 138 132 130 155 160 165 180 170 171 185 179 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 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 3, 1:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.