Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 501, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 12, 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 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 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.
544 FZAK52 PAFC 121107 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 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. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL ON WED. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT IN THE MORNING EAST OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
068 FZAK52 PAFC 121542 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 172 180 185 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES TO 125 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL ON WED. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 740 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 740 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 740 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 740 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT IN THE MORNING EAST OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 740 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 740 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
848 FZAK52 PAFC 122325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 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. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WED AFTERNOON. A 1010 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA TUE NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE WED AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
001 FZAK52 PAFC 131156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 275 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS IT REMAINS STATIONARY. A 1015 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 90 MILES EAST OF ATKA AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 11, 1:10 PM AKDT, 14 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:10 PM AKDT, 14 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 110 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW OFF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST THIS MORNING IS TRACKING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE UPPER LOW CENTERED JUST WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. A LARGE BAND OF MODERATE RAIN MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA DENOTES THE WARM FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM. THIS IS A BONAFIDE WARM FRONT WITH NOTABLY WARM TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 60S ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA (ENHANCED BY DOWNSLOPE COMPRESSIONAL WARMING). THE WARM FRONT IS TRACKING QUICKLY TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SO EXPECT CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS RAIN MOVES INTO COOK INLET. A WELL DEFINED COLD FRONT IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN BERING SEA. CONDITIONS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE QUITE BENIGN WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIP. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ONCE AGAIN SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HANDLING OF SYNOPTIC FEATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE POSITION OF THE INVERTED TROUGH WHICH SETS UP ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA ON TUESDAY. WILL USE THE NAM MODEL TO REFINE THE CURRENT FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WARM FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BECOME OCCLUDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AS IT TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE SURFACE RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN A TURNAGAIN ARM WIND...BUT WITH DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW DO NOT EXPECT ANY DOWNSLOPE DRYING. IN FACT EXPECT WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. DON'T EXPECT MUCH IMPROVEMENT UNTIL UPPER WAVE EXITS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT. EVEN THEN...WEAK UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOTS OF CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN UNDER CYCLONIC FLOW ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING...SO THREAT OF CLOUDS AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FORCING IS WEAK SO DON'T EXPECT SHOWERS TO BE WIDESPREAD AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME SUN VISIBLE EACH DAY. AT THE SURFACE A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY AND STRENGTHEN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WITH LOWER PRESSURE IN THE GULF THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OVERNIGHT AND INLAND DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AS COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN VERY MOIST CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST WITH AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE. UPPER LEVEL WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE NORTHERN BERING LOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION WITH CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BENIGN CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE ONE FEATURE OF NOTE IS AN INVERTED TROUGH WHICH WILL BRING RAIN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WITH STRONGER WINDS REMAINING SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY. THIS TROUGH WILL SINK BACK SOUTHWARD BY THURSDAY AND A SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...NOT MUCH WILL CHANGE IN THE SYNOPTIC SCALE DURING THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 FORECAST PERIOD. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT MID WEEK WILL SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE MAINLAND AND RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AND BUILD ACROSS THE GULF TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A STORM TRACK FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THERE IS MODEL DISAGREEMENT ON THE TIMING OF THE NEXT SYSTEM...BUT ROUGHLY EXPECT ANOTHER STORM TO MOVE INTO THE BERING LATE IN THE WEEK AND REACH THE MAINLAND NEXT WEEKEND. THE COUPLE DAYS PRIOR TO THAT SHOULD BE FAIR TO GOOD OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT FORCING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB JUL 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jul 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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