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Gale Warning 480, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 27, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
781 FZAK52 PAFC 272337 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE NEAR BETHEL TUE AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB AS IT PASSES OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TUE AND TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
159 FZAK52 PAFC 281134 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 1004 MB LOW 350 NM W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB THU MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SW OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 27, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...00Z MODELS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT ON MAIN FEATURES. VERTICALLY STACKED LOW CURRENTLY NEAR 56N 176W WHICH IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY FILL AND BY 60 HOURS SINK S AND E OVER SW INTERIOR AND INTO GULF...FORMING A NEW CENTRE S OF PAYA BY 12Z WED. ECMWF AND GFS EVEN IN BASIC AGREEMENT OF PATTERN OF UPPER LOW RETROGRADING W FROM NW CANADA WED-THU FOLLOWED BY UPPER TROUGH DIGGING S OVER WRN AK FRI. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...ORIGINAL OCCLUSION ASSOCIATED WITH BERING LOW IS DISSIPATING AND GOING ALOFT OVER SRN MAINLAND THIS MORNING...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS LEFT OVER WITH UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING RAIN TO ALL GULF COASTAL AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT ...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR ANC BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY...AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS SUSITNA VALLEY UNDER S TO SE LOW-MID LEVEL FLOW. THE 983 MB BERING SURFACE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ASHORE NEAR PABE MID-DAY TUE. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AHEAD OF IT WILL REMAIN OVER SW INTERIOR THROUGH TUE EVENING. SMCR TO GALE FORCE WINDS ALEUTIANS/BERING COASTAL AREAS/AK PEN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUE THROUGH WED AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX. AS NEW UPPER LOW CENTRE FORMS IN GULF AK TUE/WED...ERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER S-CENTRAL AND SW INTERIOR. THIS WILL BE MOIST ENOUGH FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS...EVEN OVER COPPER RIVER BASIN. WITH COOL... CLOUDY CONDITIONS IN THIS...NOT EXPECTING ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THEN. ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN WILL BE UNDER CONSOLIDATED NWRLY FLOW WITH MAIN MAIN AXIS OF UPPER JET TUE/WED. WEAK SHORT-WAVES IN THIS FLOW WILL KEEP SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST THEN. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AS UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTH HALF OF MAINLAND SINKS S THU/FRI OVER WRN INTERIOR...A BOUNDARY WILL SET UP ALONG AK RANGE INITIALLY...WHICH THEN DROPS S OVER SWRN INTERIOR AND SUSITNA VALLEY. IF THIS OCCURS...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP...EVEN DOWN TO ANC BOWL...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS E TO COPPER BASIN. THU NIGHT/FRI UPPER TROUGH LINE DROPS S OF BERING COASTAL AREAS...AK PEN...AND ALEUTIANS. DRIER NRLY FLOW DEVELOPS THESE AREAS...WHICH WOULD ONLY BRING ISOLATED SHOWERS TO AK PEN AND ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES: 155 170 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MAR JUN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jun 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.