Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 466, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
336 FZAK52 PAFC 151125 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA THU NIGHT AT 993 MB. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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732 FZAK52 PAFC 152306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF ATKA LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
814 FZAK52 PAFC 161147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY THU EVENING. A 990 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS TO 1006 MB BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
345 FZAK52 PAFC 162320 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER WESTERN BERING SEA SAT. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Jun 14, 3:25 PM AKDT, 12 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 3:25 PM AKDT, 12 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 325 PM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH LATE WEEK SYNOPTICALLY. THE GFS HAD BEEN AN OUTLIER WITH RESPECT TO THE UPPER LOW THAT WILL BE CROSSING THE AKPEN AND STALLING IN THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY...BUT EVEN THAT MODEL HAS COME AROUND AND JOINED THE CONSENSUS. THE EAST DOMAIN LEANED TOWARDS THE NAM FOR THE SHORT TERM. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS MOVING INLAND THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATING OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. A WEAK DEFORMATION ZONE EXISTS OVER THE COOK INLET REGION WITH DIVERGENT AIR ALOFT OVER THE REGION. A SECOND MORE ROBUST MID LEVEL LOW IS LOCATED OVER BRISTOL BAY AND WILL CROSS INTO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT. THIS FEATURE IS BRINGING RAIN AND SHOWERS TO THE REGION THROUGH TOMORROW AS WELL. OUT WEST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS APPROACHING THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN WILL STALL OVER THE REGION FOR ANOTHER 48 HOURS OR SO UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE SLOWLY WEAKENING WITH TIME AS THE SYSTEM BECOMES STACKED AND THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT DIMINISHES GRADUALLY WITH TIME. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... A WEAK UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING WET AND COOL CONDITIONS TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THIS FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE BECOMING ABSORBED INTO A SECOND LOW WHICH IS CROSSING THE AKPEN THIS EVENING. THIS LATTER FEATURE WILL REACH THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF AND THEN STALL AFTER BECOMING CUT OFF THE MAIN FLOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS WEAK RIDGING BUILDS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE MAINLAND. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN COOL AND WET ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL UNTIL THE LOW FINALLY MOVES INLAND OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST MAINLAND SOMETIME FRIDAY...THOUGH THE COOK INLET REGION AND SUSITNA VALLEY MAY BEGIN DRYING OUT BY THURSDAY NIGHT DEPENDING ON HOW THE WEAK UPPER RIDGING ORIENTS ITSELF AND THE INLAND TRAJECTORY OF THE LOW IN THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... OUT WEST...LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO STALL NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND BRING RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THESE GALES MAY PUSH EAST ALONG A FRONT TOWARDS THE AKPEN FOR THURSDAY...BUT THEN WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO REMAIN STATIONARY. WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING LOW LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND SAVE FOR AFTERNOON INSTABILITY SHOWERS...MAINLY TOWARDS THE MIDDLE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ZONE. THE NEXT SYSTEM IN THE FORM OF A WEAKENING OR DISSIPATING FRONT WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST FRIDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... LOW PRESSURE STALLS OUT NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS OR JUST SOUTH BY WEDNESDAY...THEN WEAKENS SLOWLY AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE AKPEN AND BRISTOL BAY REGION THURSDAY...BUT CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. THIS WILL LEAVE SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE CENTRAL BERING REGION THURSDAY ONWARD. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DRIER CONDITIONS BY FRIDAY OUT NEAR SHEMYA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...170 172 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. 29 JUN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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