Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 622, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Sep 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
775 FZAK51 PAFC 061127 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 1000 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
770 FZAK51 PAFC 061432 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 UPDATE TO ZONES 125 AND 129 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 1000 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 625 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 625 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
884 FZAK51 PAFC 061548 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 UPDATE TO ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 1000 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 625 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
010 FZAK51 PAFC 062352 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SITKINAK AT 996 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 1006 THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
632 FZAK51 PAFC 071158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 999 MB WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 290 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE EASTERN SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Sep 5, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER AIR PATTERN IS DOMINATED BY A LARGE LOW OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A CORRESPONDING SURFACE LOW HAD
MOVED UNDER THE UPPER CENTER AN BOTH ARE MOVING IN UNISON. THERE IS
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA AND ANOTHER OVER WESTERN CANADA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE NAM CONTINUES
TO BE THE PREFERRED MODEL IN THE EAST BECAUSE IT HANDLE THE WINDS
BETTER ALONG THE COAST AND OVER LAND WHILE EITHER NAM OR GFS WILL
WORK OVER THE WEST DOMAIN. THE STRONG LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF IS
NEAR ITS MAXIMUM STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK CITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO EASTERN
BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE STORM IN THE GULF WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY
STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST,
KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND AND THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS ALONG
ALONG THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS. HIGH WIND WARNING HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR THE COAST NEAR CORDOVA AND THE EASTERN END OF TURNAGAIN
ARM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS THE STORM BEGINS TO
WEAKEN. STEADY RAIN WILL FALL MAINLY OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, THE
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA, KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN
SUSITNA VALLEY. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIME OVER THE SOUND. OCCASIONAL
RAIN WILL FALL ELSEWHERE.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN FROM THE GULF STORM WILL SPREAD INTO BRISTOL
BAY BY THIS EVENING THEN BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS TUESDAY MORNING. AS
THE UPPER LOW WEAKENS TUESDAY, A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE
EASTERN SECTION AND SPREAD TO THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. AREAS OF SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND
BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY AND SPREAD TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE
BERING WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN
BERING WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN
BERING AND THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL REMAIN STEADY THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE BACK EAST THROUGH THE REST OF MAINLAND
ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND NEAR
CORDOVA.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 120.
STORM WARNING 125 130 138 140.
GALE WARNING 127 128 129 141 150 155 160 165 170 171
172 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
*** SEP 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 11:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Sep 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 6, 6:25 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.