Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 20, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 3, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 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.
783 FZAK51 PAFC 040041 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST MON NIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 988 MB 180 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. SEAS 23 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
113 FZAK51 PAFC 041303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 983 MB TUE NIGHT 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND THEN WEAKENS TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 30 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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