Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 792, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. 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
- Nov 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
689 FZAK61 PAFC 091232 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 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. PKZ399-100300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 60N 146W WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW DEVELOPS WED AFTERNOON NEAR 56N 156W AND INTENSIFIES TO 996 MB THU MORNING NEAR 58N 150W AND THEN MOVES INLAND. $$ PKZ351-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-100300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
875 FZAK61 PAFC 100023 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-101500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1001 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 58N 150W THIS EVENING AND MOVE INLAND NEAR 58N 137W AT 992 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND SPREADS EAST ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ351-101500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ352-101500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
229 FZAK61 PAFC 101244 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 10 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. PKZ399-110300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 996 MB LOW NEAR 59N 146W INTENSIFIES TO 988 MB THU AFTERNOON NEAR 60N 141W AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF FRI MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRI NIGHT. A 977 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT FRI EVENING NEAR 58N 150W AND INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR 59N 145W. $$ PKZ351-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-110300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
532 FZAK61 PAFC 110020 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-111500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 990 MB LOW NEAR 60N 143W WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR 59N 138W AT THE SAME INTENSITY THU EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU EVENING AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 58N 150W FRI EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB NEAR 59N 140W BY SAT MIDDAY. $$ PKZ351-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ352-111500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 11:50 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 10:10 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 66 hr |
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