Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 114, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
168 FZAK51 PAFC 270048 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1010 MB FRI. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 983 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF WESTERN BAYS. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
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851 FZAK51 PAFC 271229 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD ON FRI AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND....N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
245 FZAK51 PAFC 280014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AT 981 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL FORM 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT.. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
851 FZAK51 PAFC 281231 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 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. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 575 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 981 MB THEN MOVE EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW WILL FORM 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND POINT SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT E OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
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 26, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ARE REASONABLE BUT CONSENSUS IS POOR. MODELS SIMILARLY HANDLE THE LONG WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE MAINLAND AND THE UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE ECMWF PUTS A GREATER EMPHASIS ON SECONDARY WAVE DEVELOPMENT NORTH OF THE CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THAN THE GFS/GEMGLB/NAM. COMPLICATING MATTERS...IS A SERIES OF LOW AMPLITUDE WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THE RESULTING SURFACE PATTERN HAS UNDERGONE NUMEROUS CHANGES AMONG THE MODELS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. FOR NOW IT APPEARS THE GFS/GEMGLB HAVE A SOMEWHAT REALISTIC SOLUTION THROUGH THE SHORT TERM ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES. THE NAM EARLY ON DOES A FAIR JOB WITH THE DETAILS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. .UPPER LEVELS... THE LONG WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE MAINLAND TONIGHT AND IS FOLLOWED BY A COUPLE OF SHORT WAVES FRI. THE WESTERLY FLOW SETS UP FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. WEAK RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A LOW OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC MOVES SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND BECOMES GENERALLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. A SERIES OF WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC EAST OF THE CENTER TO SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND WILL DRIFT SOUTH FRI AND WEAKEN. SNOW SQUALLS AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND KACHEMAK BAY WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LOW DRIFTS SOUTH AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS DIMINISH. THE CHANCES OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AFTER THE MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THE UPPER WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE GULF WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF SOME SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH FRI. CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE SOMEWHAT DRIER AND WINDY ON SAT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... WEAK RIDGING MOVES OVER SW ALASKA TONIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRI. THE FLOW BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY OFFSHORE FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS THE RIDGE RETREATS NORTH AND A FRONTAL WAVE MOVES TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME A CONCERN ACROSS THE REGION FRI NIGHT AND SAT WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW. ALEUTIANS... THE BERING SEA RIDGE CONTINUES TO RETREAT NORTH AS A LOW COMPLEX MOVES NORTH. THE MAIN LOW ANCHORS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AS THE FRONTAL TROUGH AND DEVELOPING WAVES MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE CHAIN. THE INITIAL SURGE OF MOISTURE FRI WILL LIKELY BE SNOW...PROBABLY MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON SAT. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY SNOW...SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE ALASKAN UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT WESTWARD INTO THE BERING SEA BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY DURING THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD...HOWEVER A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN LOOKS TO BE IN STORE WITH THE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT SETTING UP FOR A FEW DAYS ACROSS SOUTHERN AK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 187. MARINE...STORM 175. GALE 130 138 155 165 170 172 176 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:54 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:54 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Jan 27, 5:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 27, 5:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 28 hr |
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