Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 60, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2011, 11:10 AM AKST. It was in force for 17 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 8, 2011, 11:10 AM AKST (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
650 FZAK52 PAFC 082011 AAC CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 UPDATED ZONE 160 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA SATURDAY EVENING. A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE NEAR EASTERN RUSSIA SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING 984 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NEAR 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SATURDAY EVENING...THEN MOVE NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 1110 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF 160W...SE WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. E OF 160W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W OF 160W...SE WIND 30 KT. E OF 160W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 850 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 645 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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689 FZAK52 PAFC 090023 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE 280 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN. A 977 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT IN THE EVENING W OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. BERING SIDE... SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. BERING SIDE... SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 27 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 26 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE... SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE...13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
872 FZAK52 PAFC 090334 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 UPDATED ZONE 176 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 AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE 280 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN. A 977 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT IN THE EVENING W OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. BERING SIDE... SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. BERING SIDE... SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 27 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 26 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE... SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE...13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 635 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JAM JAN 11
064 FZAK52 PAFC 091232 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN AND TRACK OVER THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW NEAR NEAR KISKA SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MON EVENING AT 984 MB. A 967 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Jan 8, 5:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 5:00 AM AKST, 6 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND
WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. THE GFS AND THE NAM HAVE COME INTO GOOD
AGREEMENT OUT ALONG THE WESTERN BERING WITH THE STORM TRACK MOVING
UP FROM THE PACIFIC AND STAYING WEST OF 180.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM
THE GULF OVER THE STATE INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN. EXPECT THIS PATTERN
TO DOMINATE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. THE UPPER TROUGH IS DIGGING
DOWN ALONG THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING THEN SOUTHEAST INTO THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC. AT THE SURFACE LOWS WILL CONTINUE SKIRT THE WESTERN
BERING AROUND THE HIGH AND MOVE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTAL...
CONTINUED DRY AND COOL. FOG WILL BE A PROBLEM IN SOME AREAS
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WHERE A DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING. STILL EXPECT SOME GUSTY WIND THROUGH CHANNELED
AREAS.
SOUTHWEST...
POSSIBLE SHOWERS ALONG THE WEST COAST TODAY BUT AS THE HIGH BUILDS IN
FROM THE EAST EXPECT CLEARING TONIGHT ALONG WITH PATCHY FOG.
BERING REGION...
STRONG SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND
BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BY MONDAY RIDGE HAS FORMED AN ANTICYCLONE OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND WHICH
CONTINUES TO BLOCK ALL STORMS OUT OF AOR EXCEPT IN THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN ALEUTIANS. MODELS INDICATING WARM UP SUNDAY PM THROUGH
TUESDAY WEST OF 145W. REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THERE WILL BE
ENOUGH MIXING AT LOWER ELEVATIONS FOR SERIOUS WARMING TO REACH
POPULATION CENTERS AT OR NEAR SEA LEVEL. IN ANY CASE DO EXPECT SOME
WARMING MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 179 185.
GALES 155 165 170 171 172 175 176 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:48 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 8, 6:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 8, 6:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 8, 8:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 67 hr |
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