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Gale Warning 645, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
389 FZAK51 PAFC 172318 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 155 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. A STORM FORCE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 964 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW MOVES TO 340 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
638 FZAK51 PAFC 181200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 222 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 242 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 193 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT SAME STRENGTH LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT...SEAS 13 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
168 FZAK51 PAFC 182345 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON... HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 65 KT...DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT...SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 17, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN OVERALL EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH THE GENERAL EVOLUTION OF THE LOW CURRENTLY DEVELOPING NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF ON MONDAY THE GFS AND ECMWF BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTH GULF COAST A BIT SOONER THAN THE NAM. THIS DESPITE THE FACE THAT ALL MODELS HAVE SIMILAR SURFACE LOW PLACEMENT. IN THE MID AND LONG RANGE MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD SYNOPTIC/OVERALL AGREEMENT...THOUGH AS EXPECTED SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES EXIST WITH EXACT PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF SURFACE FEATURES IN THE ALASKAN DOMAIN. HAVE OPTED TO USE THE GFS MODEL IN THE SHORT AND MID RANGE FORECASTS...TRANSITIONING TO HPC GUIDANCE FOR THE EXTENDED PERIODS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC FROM THE WESTERN BERING TO THE ALASKA PANHANDLE...WITH AN 80-90 KT JET STREAM SUPPORTING THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. TWO WEAK UPPER LOWS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY WITHIN THE TROUGH....ONE OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND THE OTHER OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. NUMEROUS SHORTWAVES AND WEAK SURFACE LOWS ARE SPREAD ACROSS THE DOMAIN...GENERATING SHOWER ACTIVITY FROM SOUTHCENTRAL ALL THE WAY OUT INTO THE BERING. ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVES IN THE PATTERN IS PUSHING ONSHORE THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS MORNING BRINGING A MORE WIDESPREAD BATCH OF RAIN TO THE AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WEATHER TODAY WILL REMAIN VERY SIMILAR ACROSS THE MAINLAND AS PREVIOUS DAYS....WITH GENERALLY LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW AND SHOWER ACTIVITY MOST CONCENTRATED ALONG THE GULF COAST. WITH SO MANY WEAK SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOWS IT IS ONCE AGAIN VERY HARD TO PINPOINT EXACTLY WHEN AND WHERE MORE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP. THE GULF COASTLINE SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE MOST OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY...THOUGH WITH DOWNSLOPING COMING TO AN END THIS MORNING THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND WESTERN KENAI SHOULD SEE A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN THAN YESTERDAY. THIS EVENING ALL EYES TURN WEST TO A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THAT WILL BECOME A MAJOR WEATHERMAKER FOR THE REGION THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEK. THE MAJOR DRIVER BEHIND THIS STORM WILL BE AN EXTREMELY POTENT 180 KT JET STREAK DROPPING DOWN INTO THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH. THE LOW TRACK WILL PARALLEL JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BEFORE RE-CURVING BACK UP INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LONG RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE MAJOR LOW DEVELOPING OUT WEST WILL HAVE THE OVERALL EFFECT OF SIGNIFICANTLY AMPLIFYING THE EXISTING LONGWAVE TROUGH ACROSS THE REGION. THE LOW ITSELF SHOULD WEAKEN BY MIDWEEK BUT REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS IT PINWHEELS AROUND IN THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. THIS MEANS CONTINUED WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER THE MAINLAND WITH SEASONABLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE GENERAL RULE THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 150 155 165 170 171 172 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DIXON SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 17, 8:20 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 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.