Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
- Jan 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
692 FZAK61 PAFC 042357 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-051500- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 979 MB LOW NEAR 57N 152W WILL MOVE TO NEAR 56N 142W AND WEAKEN TO 1010 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ352-051500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
723 FZAK61 PAFC 051256 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-060300- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 985 MB LOW NEAR 58N 151W WEAKENS TO 1004 MB WED EVENING NEAR 56N 146W AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 1013 MB AS IT MOVES TO 54N 138W THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ352-060300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.