Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 496, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 7, 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
- Jul 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 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.
136 FZAK52 PAFC 072350 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND FRIDAY EVENING AT 990 MB...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 995 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
496 FZAK52 PAFC 081101 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 90 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY. A 1001 MB LOW 570 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI EVENING WILL BECOME A 995 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF KISKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
974 FZAK52 PAFC 082304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 994 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 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 Jul 7, 5:35 AM AKDT, 10 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 5:35 AM AKDT, 10 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 535 AM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER-LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE AK PANHANDLE CONTINUES TO EJECT SOUTH AND AWAY FROM THE AOR. EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES STILL ROTATE AROUND IT'S PERIPHERY...WITH CLOUDS AND SHOWERS PASSING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL...AN UPPER-RIDGE IS ESTABLISHED FROM THE SUSITNA VALLEY DOWN THROUGH THE KENAI PENINSULA. AT THE SURFACE...A FRONT IS NEARING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF AK WITH RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD WITH THIS FRONT EXTENDS NORTH THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE PARENT LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. FURTHER WEST...MORE RAIN IS SPREADING ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CAPTURE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES SATISFACTORILY AND ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THAN THE PREVIOUS SEVERAL DAYS. AS SUCH FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IN THE EAST...MODELS SHOW THE FRONT NEARING THE SW GULF WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL GULF ON FRIDAY AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG IT TRACKS SOUTH OF THE AOR. THEY ALSO AGREE ON THE CONTINUANCE OF UPPER-LVL RIDGING BEING THE PRIMARY INFLUENCE OF SENSIBLE WEATHER. IN THE WEST...MODELS AGREE THAT THE SURFACE LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL CONTINUE FILLING THROUGH TONIGHT. THEY ALSO SHOW THE WAVE DEVELOPING OUT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN QUICKLY ADVANCING EAST WITH A CONSOLIDATED 995 MB CENTER NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS FRIDAY MORNING...THEN TRACKING UP TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND ON SATURDAY MORNING. THIS FEATURE APPEARS TO HAVE TRENDED A BIT STRONGER IN THE SHORT TERM...SO THE SWATH OF FORECASTED GALES HAS BEEN EXTENDED A BIT TO INCLUDE THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BERING TONIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... MARINE LAYER STRATUS HAS NOSED UP COOK INLET THIS MORNING...BUT IT'S THIN NATURE COUPLED WITH DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD GIVE WAY TO SUNSHINE FROM THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA/ANCHORAGE BOWL UP TO THE MAT-SU VALLEY. A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUBSIDENCE FROM THE UPPER-RIDGE SEEMED TO RETARD THE NORMAL DIURNAL SHOWERS YESTERDAY...AND WITH NO APPRECIABLE CHANGE EXPECTED DYNAMICALLY...BELIEVE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN RATHER DRY IN MOST LOCALES. SUBTLE WAVES ARE STILL ROTATING THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND BRUSHING EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WHERE THE BEST CHANCES OF SHOWERS EXIST. IN ADDITION...STEADY RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD KODIAK ISLAND AS THE FRONT NEARS...TAPERING TO SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AS IT MOVES AWAY. ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...THERMAL TROUGH PROXIMITY AND MARGINAL INSTABILITY MAY STILL YIELD SOME AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL...THOUGH THE THREAT DIMINISHES BY FRIDAY WITH THE SAID TROUGH SHIFTING NORTH. HIGH PRESSURE SUPPORTED BY THE UPPER-RIDGE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND...WHICH LOOKS TO ALLOW FOR SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND FAIR AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK. SOUTHWEST... THE SUPPORTING SHORTWAVE ALOFT WILL ROTATE THROUGH THE SW MAINLAND LATE TONIGHT WITH THE FRONT UNDERGOING FRONTOLYSIS AND RAIN TAPERING TO SHOWERS. HOWEVER THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT SYSTEM ACROSS THE BERING WILL BRING MORE STEADY RAIN TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY/KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. ANOTHER ROUND OF GALE FORCE WINDS IS ANTICIPATED FROM THE WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY UP TO WEST CENTRAL AK. LITTLE MOVEMENT OF THE PARENT UPPER-LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL KEEP A PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN COOL...CLOUDY AND WET CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEKEND. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... A FAST MOVING SLUG OF RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS THE WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH FRIDAY. OTHERWISE TYPICAL FOG/STRATUS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION. .LONG TERM FORECAST... ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...PERSISTENT UPPER-RIDGING LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE AXIS EVENTUALLY SHIFTING EAST OF THE AOR AND ALLOW FOR A BIT MORE OF A MOIST FLOW TO DEVELOP. THIS COUPLED WITH A MORE ZONAL FLOW MAY BRING A RENEWED CHANCE OF STEADY PRECIPITATION. IN THE WEST...FORECAST CHALLENGES WILL LIE WITH THE MOVEMENT AND POSITION OF THE RESIDUAL UPPER-LVL BERING LOW... WHICH STILL LOOKS TO BE IN THE REGION NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...160 170 180 413 414 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JAM JUL 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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