Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 572, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 26, 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 26, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 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.
820 FZAK51 PAFC 262306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA SAT MORNING. A 994 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 175 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1008 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
650 FZAK51 PAFC 271150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA LATE THIS MORNING. A 991 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB AS A LARGE AND COMPLEX LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF SAT EVENING. THIS COMPLEX LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PANHANDLE BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
999 FZAK51 PAFC 272311 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1010 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
934 FZAK51 PAFC 281200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1012 MB SUN EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 26, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THIS AFTERNOONS WEATHER MAP SHOWS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WITH A SECONDARY UPPER LOW NEAR THE DUTCH HARBOR AREA. THE JET STREAM AT 250 MB RUNS WEST TO EAST FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS BEFORE HEADING SOUTHEAST AND UNDER THE UPPER LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR. THE PRESENCE OF THE JET STREAM WILL CAUSE THIS LOW TO MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY SATURDAY. BEHIND THIS LOW AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY OVER THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND...FORCING THE UPPER LOW IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA TO RETROGRADE. A SURFACE LOW IN THE MID 980 MB RANGE IS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THAT AREA. THE SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...WHILE STILL LOOKING IMPRESSIVE ON VISIBLE SATELLITE...IS WEAKENING RAPIDLY AND BECOME AN INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE BIGGEST SHORT TERM MODEL ISSUES REVOLVE AROUND THE COMPLEX LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY. THE NAM AND ECMWF ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN DEVELOPING A TRIPLE POINT LOW JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WHILE THE GFS MEANS OUT THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE WHILE KEEPING THE MAIN LOW CENTER FARTHER SOUTH. MODELS CONVERGE AGAIN ON SUNDAY WITH THE LOW. MODELS GENERALLY AGREE ON THE LONG WAVE PATTERN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT THEN RAPIDLY DIVERGE AFTER THAT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW PULLS EASTWARD. THE COMBINATION OF THIS LOW AND THE WEAKENING ONE IN THE GULF WILL BRING RAINFALL INTO THE KODIAK AREA TOMORROW. THE INVERTED TROUGH WILL ALSO BRING SOME RAINFALL ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND TO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU AREAS TOMORROW MORNING. THE ONLY CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL IN THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY...HOWEVER THE HIGH CLOUD COVER WILL PROBABLY KEEP THE CONVECTIVE TRIGGER FROM OCCURRING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A PATTERN SHIFT ACROSS THE ALASKAN FORECAST AREA THIS WEEKEND. THE DEEP AND PERSISTENT LONG WAVE TROUGH IN THE BERING SEA SHOULD CUT OFF AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA. THE OUTLOOK BECOMES LESS CLEAR BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS THE GFS AND ECMWF DIVERGE RAPIDLY AND SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LONG WAVE PATTERN. HOWEVER UNTIL THEN...IT DOES APPEAR THE STATE WILL SEE A BREAK TOWARD LESS ACTIVE AND DRIER WEATHER...WITH A RETURN TO SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AT MOST LOCATIONS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130 150 155 165 172 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AUG 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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