Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 702, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 30, 2011, 10:45 PM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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 30, 2011, 10:45 PM AKDT (06:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
842 FZAK51 PAFC 010645 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 UPDATED ZONES 130 138 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW NEAR 54N 156W WILL MOVE TO 52N 151W SAT MORNING AT 992 MB AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. N OF NAKED ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1045 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 45 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1045 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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016 FZAK51 PAFC 011203 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 65 NM NORTH OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 35 KT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
708 FZAK51 PAFC 011303 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 UPDATED ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 65 NM NORTH OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 35 KT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 500 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
467 FZAK51 PAFC 012355 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MAKE LANDFALL OVER WESTERN COOK INLET SUN EVENING. A 987 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT THEN TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 985 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND SE WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT IN THE EVENING WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 1 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 30, 2:00 PM AKDT, 8 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 2:00 PM AKDT, 8 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...INITIALIZATIONS APPEAR REASONABLE. FORECAST
SOLUTIONS SYNOPTICALLY ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THRU SUN
AFTERNOON(60HR). SOLUTIONS VARY SOME AFTER THIS WITH THE ECMWF AND
GFS REASONABLY CLOSE TO MON AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE STRENGTHENING
NORTH PACIFIC JET WILL PROVIDE SOME TIMING CHALLENGES OF SURFACE
FEATURES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
.UPPER LEVELS(500 MB)...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED NEAR SAND POINT IS GRADUALLY WEAKENING AS
IT MOVES SOUTH. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH OF THE GULF OF
AK AND WEAKEN WHILE A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF KODIAK SAT.
RIDGING BUILDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND
TONIGHT AND SAT. THE RIDGE AXIS IS PUSHED NORTH TO OVER THE CENTRAL
MAINLAND SUN AS KODIAK CENTER LIFTS SLOWLY NORTH. RIDGING OVER THE
BERING SEA FLATTENS SAT NIGHT AS A LOW EAST OF KAMCHATKA MOVES TO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN. A STRONG AND NEARLY ZONAL JET SETS UP SOUTH
OF THIS CENTER SAT AND SPREADS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH PACIFIC BY
SUN.
.SURFACE...
980S LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE AK PEN MOVES SOUTH OF THE GULF OF AK AND
WEAKENS. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES NORTH AND EAST THROUGH SAT AND
SLOWLY WEAKENS. A SECONDARY LOW CENTER FORMS NEAR KODIAK SAT
AFTERNOON THEN DRIFTS SLOWLY NORTH SUN AFTERNOON. A NW PACIFIC LOW
CENTER MOVES TO JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PEN TONIGHT THEN DEEPENS
INTO THE 960S AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN. ITS
ASSOCIATED FRONT IMPACTS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MOVES TO
THE WESTERN AK PEN SUN MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...RAIN WILL SPREAD TO MOST GULF LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO SUN. GENERAL DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS WILL KEEP
PRECIPITATION TO A MINIMUM INLAND EXCEPT FOR EAST AND SE EXPOSURES.
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF LOW CENTER AND BRING
SOME GALES TO COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SAT AND BRISK GAP FLOWS TO
SOUTHCENTRAL. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
SUN...WITH A FEW BRIEF REPRIEVES.
.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND/AK PEN...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE BRINGING
DRYING CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SW ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS
SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY DRY THROUGH SAT. MOISTURE FROM THE GULF WILL
INTRUDE IN FROM THE SOUTH ON SUN.
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AK PEN TONIGHT AS LOW CENTER
MOVES SOUTH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SAT. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP
SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AK PEN INTO SAT.
.ALEUTIANS...WINDS ACROSS THE EAST ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
AS THE LOW NEAR THE AK PEN MOVES SOUTH AND WEAKENS. A STRONG LOW
MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PACIFIC AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING SE
GALES/STORMS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA TONIGHT. GALES WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT. SW STORMS/GALES TO SOUTH OF
LOW CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT AND SPREAD
EASTWARD SUN.
.LONG TERM...A DYNAMIC PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH THE JET STREAM NEARBY IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 176 410.
GALES 120 130 172 176 179 185 411 412 413
FIRE WEATHER...
RMC SEP 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Sep 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Sep 30, 5:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 30, 5:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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