Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 65, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2011, 6:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2011, 6:35 AM AKST (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
875 FZAK51 PAFC 101537 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 UPDATED ZONES 129 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 635 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 635 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 635 AM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
822 FZAK51 PAFC 110051 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH WED RESULTING IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF. ARCTIC AIR OVER THE INTERIOR WILL MOVE OUT OVER THE GULF AND PRODUCE STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE COAST. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
796 FZAK51 PAFC 111224 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 6:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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