Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 804, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 17, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
682 FZAK61 PAFC 171210 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 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. PKZ399-180300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON BUT PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 56N 156W TONIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB NEAR 55N 148W FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 48N 133W FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF 147W...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF OF 147W...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ352-180300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
121 FZAK61 PAFC 180026 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA WEST OF 144W WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ399-181500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1012 MB LOW NEAR 59N 144W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE THROUGH SAT. A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 56N 156W THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 53N 146W AT 1002 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ351-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ352-181500- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
760 FZAK61 PAFC 181250 OFFAER OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 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. PKZ399-190300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1014 MB LOW NEAR 58N 143W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 53N 134W SAT AFTERNOON. A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 55N 155W WILL BECOME A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 53N 145W THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 42N 129W BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 456N 151W SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ351-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE NORTH OF 57N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ352-190300- GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE SOUTH OF 57N NORTH OF 55N AND WEST OF 144W 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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