Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 658, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 25, 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 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 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.
346 FZAK52 PAFC 252350 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL MON AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 155 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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643 FZAK52 PAFC 261123 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 210 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY THIS EVENING THEN WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
258 FZAK52 PAFC 262331 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 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. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK MON NIGHT AT 995 MB THEN MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TUE EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING TUE NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WEST OF SAND POINT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
509 FZAK52 PAFC 271101 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL BECOME A 1001 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WED EVENING. A 989 MB LOW WILL BE 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF 160W. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 25, 11:40 AM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 11:40 AM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1140 AM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGH AMPLITUDE LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE GULF. THE SUBTROPICAL JET IN NEARLY ZONAL AS IT CROSSES THE NORTH PACIFIC BETWEEN 40N AND 50N LATITUDE AND THEN TURNS SHARPLY NORTH ONCE IT REACHES THE NORTHWEST U.S. MEANWHILE...A PIECE OF THE POLAR JET IS EXITING EASTERN SIBERIA AND ENTERING THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA...BRINGING A SURFACE LOW ALONG WITH IT. UNDER THIS UPPER LEVEL CONFIGURATION CONDITIONS ARE VERY QUIET OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH WEAK AND DIFFUSE STEERING FLOW AND VERY WEAK FORCING. THIS HAS BEEN CONDUCIVE TO FORMATION OF MORNING FOG...BUT MUCH OF THAT HAS NOW DISSIPATED. THIS MEANS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE TODAY. A WEAK SHORT-WAVE DROPPING SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN BERING IS ADVECTING MARGINALLY COLDER AIR ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WHICH IS PRODUCING GUSTY NORTHERLIES UP TO AROUND 40 KTS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES THROUGH TUESDAY AND SHOW GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. HAVE A SLIGHT PREFERENCE FOR THE NAM/EC SOLUTIONS OVER THE GFS WHICH HAS CONTINUALLY DIFFERED A LITTLE ON LOW POSITIONS. MODEL AGREEMENT HEADS DOWNHILL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH LOW DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AS WELL AS SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. GFS HAS TRENDED HEAVILY TOWARD THE ECMWF SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...NO LONGER DEPICTING A MAJOR LOW TRACKING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. CURRENT FORECAST IS BASED PRIMARILY OFF THE ECMWF AND PLAN TO STICK CLOSE TO IT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...EXPECT QUIET CONDITIONS TO PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH MID WEEK AS STORM TRACK REMAINS SOUTH OF THE REGION. THE LOW WHICH CROSSES THE BERING SEA WILL SWING NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WEDNESDAY BUT EXPECT THIS LOW TO BE WEAK AND ONLY IMPACT THE IMMEDIATE GULF COAST. WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND LIGHT WINDS EXPECT AREAS OF FOG TO REDEVELOP EACH NIGHT. WITH LESS THAN 12 HOURS OF SUNLIGHT AND A LOSS OF OVER 5 MINUTES PER DAY ALSO EXPECT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TO FALL A LITTLE FURTHER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN...WITH MANY AREAS FLIRTING WITH THE FREEZING MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. THE COLD ADVECTION ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WILL COME TO EN END TONIGHT SO WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. HOWEVER...COLDER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW MOVING OUT OF SIBERIA AS IT DIVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE GULF TUESDAY. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS IN THE MONDAY TO TUESDAY TIME FRAME. EXPECT A SYSTEM TO DEVELOP NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUESDAY AND AFFECT THE BERING SEA BY WEDNESDAY...BUT DO NOT HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE TRACK OF THIS LOW. .LONG TERM FORECAST...ALTHOUGH MODELS DON'T SHOW VERY GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IN THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 TIME PERIOD THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT IN A PATTERN CHANGE. A SECOND STORM IS PROGGED TO FORM EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY AND DEVELOP INTO A LARGE POTENT STORM AS IT CROSSES THE BERING. THIS WILL CAUSE HEIGHTS TO FALL OVER THE BERING AND RISE OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM OVER MAINLAND ALASKA...ALLOWING THE STORM TO TRACK DIRECTLY TOWARD THE MAINLAND LATE IN THE WEEK. MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER MAJOR STORM ENTERING FROM THE WEST NEXT WEEKEND... SO THIS MAY BE THE START OF A MUCH MORE ACTIVE PATTERN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...170 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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