Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 657, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 23, 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 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 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.
900 FZAK52 PAFC 232257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 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. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 996 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC SUN. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...SW 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
402 FZAK52 PAFC 241140 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A SIBERIAN LOW MOVES 50 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 996 MB MON AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BEGINNING SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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