Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 568, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
335 FZAK51 PAFC 252333 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 996 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE BARREN ISLANDS EARLY SAT MORNING. A 998 MB LOW WILL BE 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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094 FZAK51 PAFC 260227 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 996 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE BARREN ISLANDS EARLY SAT MORNING. A 998 MB LOW WILL BE 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 625 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
841 FZAK51 PAFC 260355 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 755 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 UPDATED ZONE 120 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 996 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE BARREN ISLANDS EARLY SAT MORNING. A 998 MB LOW WILL BE 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 755 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO NE 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AROUND MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 625 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
524 FZAK51 PAFC 261202 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 191 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 140 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI EVENING AND DISSIPATE LATE FRI NIGHT 50 NM SOUTH OF HOMER. A 992 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE FRI NIGHT WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 25, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL INITIALIZATIONS LOOK REASONABLE THIS MORNING. UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS SIMILAR ON ALL MODELS THRU SUN...HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES ON HANDLING OF SURFACE FEATURES. THE NAM AND GFS LOOK REASONABLE WITH STRONG SURFACE CENTER APPROACHING THE GULF TODAY. THE ECMWF FORECAST APPEARS TO BE TOO FAR NORTH AND EAST...BUT THE IDEAL OF A DEEPER PRESSURE SEEMS REASONABLE. A STRONG EASTERLY JET CARRIES NEXT LOW CENTER RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HRS. TIMING LIKELY TO BE AN ISSUE...HOWEVER WILL LEAN TOWARD A GFS/ECMWF BLEND. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .500 MB...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES. A LOW NEAR THE GULF OF ANADYR/EASTERN RUSSIA ACTS AS A FOCAL POINT FOR WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS TO THE GULF OF AK. CURRENT CENTER SOUTH OF THE GULF OF AK...ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW... WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH GULF FRI AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN ROTATES WEST TOWARD BRISTOL BAY AND FURTHER WEAKENS SAT MORNING. A WAVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH A CENTER FORMING SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING. THIS CENTER WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE GULF OF AK SAT AFTERNOON/NIGHT. A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS SAT AND SHIFTS TO NEAR SW AK SAT NIGHT/SUN AS SHORT WAVES MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...SAT IMAGERY SHOWS AN IMPRESSIVE LOOKING LOW APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK. BUOY AND SHIP DATA AROUND 12Z INDICATED THAT THE PRESSURE WAS IN THE 970'S. AFTERNOON OBSERVATIONS WOULD INDICATE THE LOWS PRESSURE IN THE UPPER 970S TO LOWER 980S. THIS CENTER SHOULD BOTTOM OUT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES STACKED WITH UPPER CENTER. LOW WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE GULF FRI...THEN ROTATE WEST AND WEAKEN SAT AS A TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN GULF. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH GULF GULF CENTER MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF TONIGHT...THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI. GALES AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WITH THE TRAILING LOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH FRI. THE BRUNT OF THE RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER THE GULF COAST AND EAST EXPOSURES...WITH SHOWERS INLAND. A TRIPLE POINT MOVING IN FROM THE WEST SAT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND RENEWED RAINS TO THE GULF COASTS. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...RAIN FOR THE MOST PART HAS TAPPER OFF OVER THE SW MAINLAND. WEAK RIDING TONIGHT WILL BRING AREAS OF STRATUS AND FOG. A STRENGTHENING THERMAL TROUGH LIKELY TO KEEP SHOWERS OVER THE INTERIOR SW AK INTO THE WEEKEND. A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA SAT WILL LIKELY CREATE LOW STRATUS AND FOG ISSUES FOR THE COASTS. UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH AREAS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF WAVE MOVE EASTWARD. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THE WAVES NEAR CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BRING GALES AND STRONG WINDS AS IT MOVES TO SOUTH OF UNALASKA FRI AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LONG TERM WEATHER PATTERN SHOWS SIGNS OF A POTENTIAL CHANGE BEGINNING EARLY NEXT WEEK. WHILE THERE REMAINS SIGNIFICANT MODEL DISAGREEMENT...THE TREND SEEMS TO BE THAT THE PERSISTENT BERING SEA TROUGH WILL WEAKEN AS RIDGING CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA RETROGRADES SLIGHTLY WESTWARD. THIS MAY SET THE STAGE FOR MORE ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE AOR...BRINGING A POSSIBLE REPRIEVE FROM THE STRONG EARLY-FALL STORMS OF LATE...AND INSTEAD BRINGING A RETURN OF A BIT MORE SUNSHINE AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO MAINLAND ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 150 155 170 171 172. 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 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 25, 7:55 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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