Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 548, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Aug 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
846 FZAK52 PAFC 082331 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 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 MON AUG 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVES INTO NORTON SOUND AND WEAKENS THIS EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN BERING MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING. A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 290 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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162 FZAK52 PAFC 091145 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1011 MB LOW NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND WEAKEN BY MID MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 280 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
043 FZAK52 PAFC 092317 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AT 991 MB BY WED AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 994 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEGUAM ISLAND E...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
498 FZAK52 PAFC 101138 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW NEAR 47N 166E WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 55N 161E THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DECREASING TO WIND 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 10 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Aug 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT MON AUG 8 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE AS WELL AS FORECAST TRENDS THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. THE MAIN ISSUE OF CONCERN IS THE HANDLING OF THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON MERBOK OVER THE WESTERN PACIFIC. MODEL CONSISTENCY IS GOOD...HOWEVER OLD TROPICAL SYSTEMS TEND TO BE SOMEWHAT MORE INTENSE AND FASTER THEN MODEL PROJECTIONS. FOR NOW WILL SPEED UP MOVEMENT A LITTLE OVER CURRENT GFS/ECMWF RUNS AND MOVE FORWARD WIND AND SEA STATE FORECASTS FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .500 MB...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THE SHORT WAVES AFFECTING SOUTHCENTRAL AK IS ALREADY OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...WITH A MUCH WEAKER ONE OVER THE KENAI/ANCHORAGE BOWL. MODEL CONSISTENCY IS GOOD WITH THE LONG WAVE EXTENDING FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE LOW CENTER OVER NORTHERN YUKON DELTA THIS AFTERNOON MOVES SE AND ENDS UP OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED EVENING AND NEAR SITKA THU AFTERNOON. BROAD W-SW FLOW SETS UP OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WITH LOW CENTER TONIGHT AND TUE. FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND THEN BECOMES NWLY OVER WESTERN AK TUE EVENING AND NLY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND THE GULF WED AND THU. THE RIDGE AMPLIFIES SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WED AND THU AS THE LONG WAVE MOVES EAST AND WARM AND MOST TROPICAL AIR STREAMS NORTHERN OVER THE WESTERN PACIFIC. .SURFACE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EVIDENT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. RAIN AHEAD OF AND WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH IS SPREADING EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST AK THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONTAL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO OVER EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY/EAST BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING THEN INTO SOUTHCENTRAL EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO THE EASTERN MAINLAND AND EASTERN GULF WED. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE AND WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SHOWERS OVER THE REGION WILL BE REPLACED BY STEADY RAIN IN MOST AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND TUE. RAIN WILL SHIFT TO SHOWERS AND BECOME MORE ISOLATED WED WITH FURTHER DRYING THU AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF. COOLER AIR MOVING IN WITH UPPER TROUGH WILL LOWER FREEZING LEVELS AND ALLOW THE SNOW LINE TO CREEP FURTHER DOWN MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND PRODUCE MIXED RAIN AND SNOW IN MOUNTAIN PASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. COOLER AIR AND NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL ALSO ENHANCE LEE SIDE TROUGHING OVER THE GULF OF AK AND PRODUCE LOCALLY BRISK GAP FLOWS ALONG THE GULF COASTS WED NIGHT/THU. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN OVER THE REGION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO SHOWERS ON THE BACKSIDE OF FRONT AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING AND SOUTHCENTRAL TUE MORNING. CLEARING WILL BE SLOW TO FOLLOW AS THERE IS ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA...STRATUS AND FOG SHOULD DOMINATE THE COASTAL AREAS AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING SEA INTO WED. .BERING SEA...ALEUTIANS...A DEVELOPING LOW...ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON...MOVES W OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFIES TO NEAR 980 MB. THIS CENTER WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. ALSO WARM MOIST AIR MOVING OVER THE COLD WATER OF THE BERING SEA WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC AUG 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Aug 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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