Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 92, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2011, 4:00 PM 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
- Jan 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
793 FZAK52 PAFC 200039 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND THU MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A 963 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA DRIFTS TO 470 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 978 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THU MORNING MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 984 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 991 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
896 FZAK52 PAFC 201241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 962 MB LOW COMPLEX 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB. A 986 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB FRI MORNING AS IT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK CITY. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE 10 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
749 FZAK52 PAFC 210045 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 970 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 983 MB SAT MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 985 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AT 990 MB FRI MORNING. A 989 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...SW 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 Jan 19, 4:45 AM AKST, 11 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 4:45 AM AKST, 11 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES IN 00Z MODELS
AFTER 48 HOURS HANDLING LOWS MOVING NE FROM NPAC INTO GULF AK
IN BROAD MILD SWRLY FLOW ALOFT NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. GFS AND ECMWF
SHOW A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE LOW MOVING N TO JUST S OF PADQ FRI.
NAM JUST HAS A WEAK TROUGH. ECMWF IS STRONGER WITH THIS LOW AS
IT MOVES INTO NRN GULF FRI NIGHT AND ONSHORE NEAR PAYA SAT THAN
THE GFS...BUT BASED ON GFS SUPERIOR CONTINUITY LAST SEVERAL DAYS
HAVE OPTED TO USE IT PRIMARILY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...OLD DECAYING VERTICALLY STACKED LOW
SSE OF PASY HAS SPLITTING OCCLUDED FRONTAL SYSTEM ARCING WELL
AHEAD OVER AK PEN NOW...WITH TRIPLE POINT AND MAIN AXIS OF SWRLY
JET JUST S OF PADQ. WEAK 993 MB OR SO TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL FORM
IN NRN GULF AK THIS EVENING...BUT FRONT WILL RAPIDLY FALL APART
AS IT MOVES ONSHORE GULF COAST AND INLAND OVER S-CENTRAL/COPPER
RIVER BASIN TODAY/TONIGHT. GOES IR SHOWS A LARGE COMPLEX SHORT-WAVE
WELL SE OF OLD LOW S OF PASY WHICH WILL DEEPEN TO A 975 MB OR SO
SURFACE CENTER AS IT MOVES NE OVER THE ERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WEAK FRONT WITH THIS WILL MOVE INTO WRN GULF THU NIGHT
AND NRN GULF/ERN GULF COAST EARLY FRI. IT WILL ALSO RAPIDLY FALL
APART AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI. ANOTHER QUICKLY FOLLOWING WAVE WILL
TRACK FROM S OF PADQ NE OVER NRN GULF AND ERN GULF COAST FRIDAY
NIGHT AND S-CENTRAL SAT. NEEDLESS TO SAY...MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS
ALL AREAS STARTING TODAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH-CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR 155 WAS CANCELLED...FRONT FROM ALEUTIANS LOW
IS SPLITTING AS IT MOVES N INTO WEAK RIDGING OVER SWRN AK MAINLAND.
THIS FRONT WILL BRING SOME BLIZ CONDITIONS TO 161 TODAY...NORTH AND
W OF PAKN...SO KEPT WARNING THERE FOR TODAY. FRONT WILL BRING SOME
-SN TO 152 LATER TODAY/TONIGHT...BUT MUCH LIGHTER AMOUNTS. NEXT
SYSTEM WILL BRING MIXED PRECIP TO AK PEN THU/THU NIGHT...AND SOME
SNOW TO MAINLY ZONES 152 AND 161 THU NIGHT AND FRI...ALONG WITH
VERY MILD AIR. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR -FZRA POTENTIAL EARLY FRI
ZONE 161 WITH THIS. FOR S-CENTRAL...SPLITTING FRONT WILL BRING SNOW
AS FAR N AS WRN SUSITNA VALLEY...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS GULF COAST
AND KENAI. BLIZZARD WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN
TURNAGAIN ARM UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON TODAY. EAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG
ENOUGH WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO BRING VISIBILITIES DOWN QUICKLY THERE.
A BREAK THU BETWEEN SYSTEMS...THEN MORE SNOW FOR S-CENTRAL FRI INTO
SAT...MIXING WITH RAIN GULF COAST AND KENAI.
BERING/ALEUTIANS
SHOWERS TODAY OVER ALEUTIANS WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS IN WAKE OF
STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT. NEXT FRONT/SURFACE LOW WILL BRING GALES
AND RAIN TO ERN ALEUTIANS THU...WITH JUST SHOWERS CENTRAL AND WRN
IN RESIDUAL UPPER TROUGHING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BROAD MILD SWRLY UPPER FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A
MUCH STRONGER SURFACE LOW WILL PUSH AN OCCLUDED FRONT N OVER CENTRAL
AN ERN ALEUTIANS AND WRN GULF AK SAT/SAT NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL THEN
MOVE INTO NRN GULF EARLY SUN...AND INLAND OVER S-CENTRAL SUN...WITH
VERY MILD MARITIME AIR.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 161
MARINE...STORMS 411 412 130 138 140 160 185
GALES...414 351 352 120 127 132 155 170 176 179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
MAR JAN 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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