Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 697, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 51 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
- Oct 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
255 FZAK61 PAFC 301143 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-310300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 985 MB LOW AT 58N 141W MOVES ONSHORE NEAR LITUYA BAY LATE THIS MORNING. A 990 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 60N 147W THIS MORNING AND DISSIPATES THIS EVENING NEAR 60N 145W AT 1000 MB. A 999 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 57N 148W MON EVENING AND MOVES NEAR 59N 142 EARLY TUE AFTERNOON AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ351-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-310300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
420 FZAK61 PAFC 302344 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-311500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 60N 146W WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR 57N 150W MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 59N 145W AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN DRIFT TO 60N 145W AT 985 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ351-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-311500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
584 FZAK61 PAFC 311142 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W 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. PKZ399-010300- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1002 MB LOW FORMS NEAR 59N 150W LATE THIS MORNING AND MOVES TO 60N 143W AT 998 THIS EVENING BEFORE MERGING WITH A DEVELOPING SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 51N 150W THIS EVENING MOVES TO 59N 144W TUE AFTERNOON AT 976 MB AND WEAKENS TO 993 MB WED MORNING NEAR 58N 144W. $$ PKZ351-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-010300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK61 PAFC 312308 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-011500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1004 MB LOW NEAR 54N 152W WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB TUE MORNING NEAR 59N 145W. IT WEAKENS TO 985 MB AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHWEST TO NEAR 58N 146W TUE EVENING...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 54N 136W WED AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ351-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF 146W...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF 146W...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ352-011500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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