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Gale Warning 646, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
094 FZAK52 PAFC 172345 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB 270 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 340 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 964 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT IN THE MORNING EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
804 FZAK52 PAFC 180419 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 170 172 175 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB 270 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 340 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 964 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT IN THE MORNING EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 820 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
135 FZAK52 PAFC 181151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 222 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 242 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE GULF MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 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 | 24 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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