Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 637, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 12, 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
- Sep 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 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.
554 FZAK52 PAFC 122304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 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. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY AT 992 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVES INLAND TUE NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 987 MB WED AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA TONIGHT MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTH EAST OF SAINT GEORGE AT 984 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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895 FZAK52 PAFC 131153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW OVER PILOT POINT MOVES OVER ST MATTHEW ISLAND WED MORNING AT 990 MB A MERGES WITH LOW TO THE SOUTH. A 987 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHWEST OF KISKA MOVES NEAR TOGIAK LATE THU MORNING AT 989 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TODAY...SW 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
939 FZAK52 PAFC 132301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND TONIGHT. A 991 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW WED NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 990 MB LATE WED NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND ALONG KUSKOKWIM BAY LATE THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
623 FZAK52 PAFC 141106 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK MOVES OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THU AFTERNOON AT 992 MB AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE. A 991 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 992 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 12, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODEL INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE. SYNOPTIC FORECAST TRENDS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT AND SOMEWHAT REASONABLE. GENERALLY FORECAST PACKAGES WILL BE BASED IN PART ON A NAM/ECMWF BLEND WITH THE FIRST 48 TO 60HRS...THEN A GFS/ECMWF BLEND TO 84 HRS (THU AFTERNOON). UPPER LEVELS... A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO AN OLD CUT-OFF CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE LONG WAVE TO THE NORTH BECOMES NEGATIVELY TILTED AS IT DIGS SE TO THE NE PACIFIC. THE CUT-OFF CENTER WHICH HAS STARTED TO MOVE NORTH WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. A LOW CENTER FORMING OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING WED AND ACTS AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR WAVES ROTATING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... A SERIES OF WAVES MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STRONGER OF THE WAVES MOVES NORTH TONIGHT AND BRINGS GALE FORCE WINDS TO MUCH OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT AND TUE. WINDS IN GENERAL OVER THE GULF SHOULD START DIMINISHING TUE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...PRESSURE DRIVEN WINDS ACROSS THE KENAI PEN/ANCHORAGE BOWL...WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STRONG THROUGH TUE NIGHT AS THE HIGH BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF. BRISK SOUTH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TUE. GAP FLOWS WILL DIMINISH WED AS GRADIENTS RELAX. THE MAJORITY OF THE RAIN WILL BE CAUGHT BY THE COASTS AS WAVES MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING WEST ACROSS THE SW MAINLAND THIS AFTERNOON WEAKENS. A SECONDARY TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE AK PEN MOVES TO ALONG THE SW AK COAST AS A LOWS MOVES TO NEAR BRISTOL BAY AND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH SW ALASKA WED. EXPECT RAIN WITH THE FEATURE. STRONG WINDS ACROSS BRISTOL BAY TODAY WILL DIMINISH TUE AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS WEAKEN. A DEVELOPING CENTER MOVING EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA BRINGS WINDY CONDITIONS AND RAIN TO THE AK PEN WED AND SW ALASKA WED NIGHT. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A LOW CENTER DEVELOPING OVER THE WEST ALEUTIANS TONIGHT MOVES TO SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS WED MORNING WITH A PRESSURE IN THE 980S. THIS CENTER THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY WED NIGHT. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS AND RAIN AS THE LOW MOVES RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE BERING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... BY LATE WEEK THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL FEATURE A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTERED IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS ENCOMPASSING MUCH OF THE BERING SEA. THE ENHANCED WESTERLIES TO THE SOUTH OF THE TROUGH WILL HARBOR DIFFICULT TO TIME DISTURBANCES MOVING FROM THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. DETAILS OF THE FORECAST WILL BECOME CLEARER WITH TIME BUT THE ACTIVE WEATHER FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA LOOKS TO CONTINUE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 138 140 172 175 413. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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