Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 497, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 8, 2011, 4:00 AM 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 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
2 follow-up statements
974 FZAK52 PAFC 082304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 994 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
394 FZAK52 PAFC 091100 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 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. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 999 MB 510 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES TO ADAK BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT SOUTH AND WEST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. WINDS BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BERING SIDE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF 175W. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT WEST OF 175W. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 9 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 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, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT THU JUL 7 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MAJOR SYNOPTIC FEATURES IN THE SHORT TERM. THE LARGE CLOSED LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE THE EASTERN GULF LOW WILL PUSH ONSHORE AND BE REPLACED BY A TROUGH BREAKING OFF OF THE BERING SEA LOW AND SEVERAL EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES BEHIND IT WORKING ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. SOME MODEL SPREAD EXISTS WITH AN UPPER LOW DRIFTING INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA BY THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF THE UPPER RIDGING BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS AS WELL AS THE POSITION OF THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WHICH SHOULD LIE FAR ENOUGH NORTH TO KEEP THE BULK OF THE CONVECTION NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... BROAD CLOSED AND STACKED CIRCULATION CONTINUES TO ENCOMPASS THE BERING AS A WHOLE WITH MOST OF ITS SENSIBLE WEATHER EFFECTS BEING WAVES OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN INTERIOR AND ALASKAN PENINSULA. IN THE EASTERN GULF A WEAKER STACKED LOW IS HELPING TO ROTATE WAVES INTO THE EASTERN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL GULF EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF HAS TRAPPED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE FORM OF A MARINE LAYER THAT HAS ADVECTED INTO COASTAL REGIONS. SEVERAL TROUGHS EMBEDDED AROUND THE LARGE SCALE BERING CIRCULATION ARE PRESENT FROM THE WESTERN GULF BACK THROUGH THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH LIES JUST OVER AND NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE MARINE LAYER IS QUICKLY MIXING OUT IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS BOTH DAYTIME HEATING AND THE SPREAD OF OVERHEAD CIRRUS MITIGATE THE EFFECTS THOUGH LOWER CEILINGS SHOULD RETURN LATER THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CLEARING IN THE NORTHWESTERN ZONE HAS PROMOTED INSTABILITY AHEAD OF AN EASTERLY WAVE ROTATING THROUGH THE ZONE. THE RAIN OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFFSHORE WITH THE RESPONSIBLE DISTURBANCE. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ROTATING AROUND THE BERING SEA LOW CONTINUES TO BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO MOST OF THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND. AS THE FIRST WAVE PUSHES NORTHEAST INTO THE INTERIOR THE COASTAL AREAS WILL RECEIVE A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING THOUGH THE LOW LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL STICK AROUND THE AREA. THE NEXT DISTURBANCE WILL AGAIN BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH OUT THE DAY FRIDAY ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE BERING WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE AND DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND IT FOR THE COMING DAYS. MOST NOTABLY A POTENT DISTURBANCE SPINNING UP OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING RAIN FIRST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN THEN SPREADING EASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE EXTENDED PERIOD LOOKS MUCH THE SAME AS WHAT IS CURRENTLY OVERHEAD WITH LARGE SCALE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING BRINGING DISTURBANCES ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY AND A RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE GULF. MOST PROMINENT FEATURES ARE A STRONG EMBEDDED TROUGH MOVING UP THE ALEUTIANS TOWARD THE MAINLAND BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND AN UPPER LOW IN THE VICINITY OF NORTHEAST ALASKA THOUGH SOME VARIABILITY EXISTS WITH THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THESE FEATURES AT THIS POINT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 160 165 170 172 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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