Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 467, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 15, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
2 follow-up statements
814 FZAK52 PAFC 161147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY THU EVENING. A 990 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS TO 1006 MB BY SAT MORNING. $$ 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 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011 .ANALYSIS...LONG WAVE TROUGH REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER MOST OF THE STATE WITH SEVERAL WEAK UPPER LOWS SPINNING IN THE BROAD ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IS A POTENT WAVE JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT SOUTHCENTRAL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE. A SECOND WAVE LOCATED NEAR FAIRBANKS IS PRODUCING WIDE SPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE INTERIOR. SEVERAL WEAKER LOWS ARE SPINNING OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE WELL ON ALL OF THE MAJOR FEATURES AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS AS WELL AS EACH OTHER. VERY MINOR CHANGES WILL BE MADE BASED ON THE LATEST MODEL RUNS. CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT SOLUTIONS IS ABOVE AVERAGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAYS WEATHER...WIDESPREAD RAIN TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NOW THAT THERE ARE SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS...WE COULD SEE SHOWERS REDEVELOP AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING THANKS TO THE VERY COLD AIR ALOFT. AS THE UPPER LOW DRIFTS EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...WILL GRADUALLY SEE A DRYING TREND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEWS FEW DAYS AS COLD AIR REMAINS ALOFT AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARM TOWARD CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS. THE RESULT WILL BE HIGH LAPSE RATES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. ABUNDANT MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION SO ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCERS. THE COLD AIR ALOFT COULD ALSO LEAD TO SMALL HAIL...SOMETHING ELSE TO WATCH OUT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE ALREADY BUILDING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA LEADING TO MORE PLEASANT CONDITIONS. MUCH FEWER SHOWERS IN THE REGION EXPECTED OVER THE NEW FEW DAYS WITH SOME SHALLOW FOG A POSSIBILITY OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. THE REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND EFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHILE HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS TOUGH FURTHER INLAND. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY A FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS IT APPROACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY. THE FRONT LOSES STEAM SO ONLY EXPECTING SMALL CRAFT WINDS LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BY THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE LOW SLOWLY FILLS THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING LATE IN THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...170 171 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB 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 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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