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Gale Warning 754, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 23, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 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: Oct 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 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.

012 
FZAK51 PAFC 232354
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 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.

PKZ197-241500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 977 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN END OF KODIAK ISLAND MON NIGHT WILL
MOVE TO 180 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 980 MB TUE AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-241500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-241500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-241500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-241500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-241500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-241500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-241500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-241500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

1 follow-up statement

586 
FZAK51 PAFC 241205
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 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.

PKZ197-250300-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL BECOME A 966 MB LOW 
NEAR AKHIOK LATE MON NIGHT THEN MOVE TO NEAR CORDOVA BY LATE 
TUE NIGHT AS A 982 MB LOW.
$$

PKZ120-250300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND 
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-250300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 
40 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT...SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Oct 24, 4:56 AM AKDT	High Wind Watch	AFC	10 hr
Oct 24, 2:45 PM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	27 hr
Oct 24, 3:05 PM AKDT	High Wind Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 24, 3:36 PM AKDT	High Wind Watch	AFC	9 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.