Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 845, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 7, 2011, 8:50 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 7, 2011, 8:50 AM AKST (17:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
268 FZAK51 PAFC 071757 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 UPDATED 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND BY MIDDAY. A 996 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 1012 MB TUE NIGHT 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 850 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 850 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 850 AM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
470 FZAK51 PAFC 080038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEAKENS AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHEAST AND MERGES WITH A DEVELOPING LOW TUESDAY MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT AT 999 MB TUESDAY MORNING...THEN REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS IT DISSIPATES. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPS 80 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:08 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:45 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:45 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Nov 7, 11:05 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 7, 11:45 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 28 hr |
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Sources
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