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Gale Warning 98, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 21, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

267 
FZAK51 PAFC 220014
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 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.

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING
AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVES INLAND. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE
SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF BY SUN
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.  
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.  

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
876 
FZAK51 PAFC 221232
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 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.

PKZ197-230300-
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 981 MB LOW 55 NM E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES INLAND
NEAR YAKUTAT BY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF
LATE TONIGHT AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...WINDS BECOMING W 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 1
FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR
WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 60 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 22, 4:16 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr

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Sources

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