Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 963, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 8, 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 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 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.
067 FZAK51 PAFC 081155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 1011 MB THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND... E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
272 FZAK51 PAFC 090028 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 MB LOW 35 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AND THEN DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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