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Gale Warning 664, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 39 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 29, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
737 FZAK52 PAFC 300002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 105 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRI MORNING AT 986 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 991 MB 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT MORNING. A 991 MB LOW 475 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
917 FZAK52 PAFC 301201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 40 NM NW OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 160 NM EAST OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON AT 986 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING. A 963 MB LOW 340 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 290 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302353 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BEARING SEA WILL MOVE EAST AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF ST PAUL SUN AFTERNOON AT 970 MB. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 29, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...INITIALIZATIONS LOOK REASONABLE. 500MB/SURFACE PATTERN IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON WITH A STRONG 500 MB CENTER AND ACCOMPANYING SURFACE REFLECTION NEAR KODIAK. THE NAM JUST HAS AN OPEN 500 MB TROUGH AND WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN. .UPPER LEVELS... .500 MB...TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL INTO THE GULF OF AK WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN FRI AFTERNOON AND INTO THE YUKON FRI NIGHT. THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN GULF/SW AK MOVES EAST AND BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRI AND SAT. LOW OVER THE PRIBILOFS MOVES TO THE SW GULF FRI EVENING AND CUTS OFF. A SECONDARY CENTER DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK AND LIFTS NORTH SUN AS A STRONG LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND SETS UP STRONG ZONAL FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. .SURFACE... WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF DRIFTS EAST WITH AN UPPER SHORT WAVE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTH GULF FRI AND SAT. A STRONG CENTER OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA MOVES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AK PEN FRI MORNING THEN WEAKENS OVER THE FAR SW GULF THRU SAT AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT CLIPS SW AK AND MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT THEN MOVES THE NORTHERN AND EAST GULF FRI AND WEAKENS SAT. EXPECT STRONG SE/EAST WINDS AHEAD/WITH FRONT OVER GULF WATERS WITH THE BRUNT OF THE RAIN CONFINED TO GULF COASTAL AREAS. HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP OVER THE NE BERING SEA FRI AND BRINGS DRYING CONDITIONS TO SW AK THROUGH SAT...EXCEPT FOR BRISTOL BAY WHICH CONTINUES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE GULF FRONTAL TROUGH. A STRONG LOW CENTER MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND THEN TO THE CENTRAL BERING SUN AFTERNOON. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY EAST...UNDER A STRONG UPPER JET...TO THE EAST ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND THE WESTERN AK PEN/PRIBILOFS SUN AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SHOWERS/RAIN AND SOME MIX OF SNOW(HIGHER ELEVATIONS) WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST. PATCHY FOG AND STRATUS WITH SUBSIDENCE ON THE BACKSIDE OF TROUGH MAY FORM OVER COOK INLET LATE TONIGHT/EARLY FRI. FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE EAST AND SOUTH WILL BRING RAIN TO COASTS FRI AND SAT...WITH SOME SHOWERS INLAND. EXPECT THAT THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE GULF FRI MORNING WILL SPREAD TO THE NORTH GULF FRI EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SAT. .SW ALASKA...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS BRISTOL BAY/COASTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BACK AROUND TO THE E AND NE OVERNIGHT AS LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. GENERALLY BRISK NE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE INTO SAT. RAIN OR SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WILL GIVE WAY TO DRYING FRI AND SAT. HOWEVER...THE PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT NEAR BRISTOL BAY COULD HOLD IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS INTO SAT. .BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WEST TO NW GALES WITH STORM GUSTS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AS THE LOW HEADS SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS FRI AFTERNOON. SE GALES WILL SPREAD TO WESTERN PORTIONS FRI NIGHT AND TO CENTRAL SECTIONS SAT. RAIN IN THE EASTERN BERING THIS EVENING WILL BE REPLACED BY SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS TONIGHT/FRI. RAIN SPREADS ACROSS THE CHAIN FRI NIGHT AND SAT WITH NEXT FRONT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 155 165 170 171 172 175 179 411 412 413 414 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr |
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