Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 955, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. 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
- Dec 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
191 FZAK51 PAFC 051154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF FROM THE WEST ON TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
897 FZAK51 PAFC 060014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:30 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 15 hr |
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Sources
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