Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 326, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Apr 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 9:55 AM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
624 FZAK52 PAFC 052305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 110 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 1010 MB FRI EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 998 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 275 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. A 984 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. $$
2 follow-up statements
388 FZAK52 PAFC 061153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 165 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 1010 MB FRI EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 998 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 995 MB THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 375 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$
807 FZAK52 PAFC 061755 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 UPDATED ZONES 160 171 175 AND 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 165 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL AT 1010 MB FRI EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 998 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 995 MB THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 375 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 955 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 955 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 955 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 955 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$
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 Apr 5, 2:05 PM AKDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 2:05 PM AKDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 205 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN HAD A LARGE BROAD TROUGH OVERT HE NORTHERN PART OF THE BERING SEA WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER. THE JET STREAM IS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS HEADING DUE WEST TO EAST UNTIL IT IS STEERED SOUTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA BY AN UPPER LEVEL CUT OFF LOW THAT IS DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN GULF. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE VERY CONSISTENT WITH EACH OTHER AND HAVE ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH THE COMPLEX PATTERN IN THE BEING SEA. ONE DIFFERENCE THAT IS SMALLER BUT IMPORTANT LIES BETWEEN THE NAM AND THE GFS IN REGARDS TO THE LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES IN THE COOK INLET AND SUSITNA VALLEY AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NAM IS BRINGING IN COLDER AIR QUICKER TONIGHT AND THE GFS IS DELAYING IT INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE FORECASTS IN THESE AREA...AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THE GFS IS A BETTER REPRESENTATION WITH THE WARM AIR REMAINING IN THE AREA AT LITTLE BIT LONGER. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE MOST CHALLENGING AREA TO CALL THE WEATHER ON FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW WILL BE IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THERE HAVE BEEN CHINOOK WINDS AND GAP WINDS ALONG THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE STILL ADVECTING IN WARM AIR AND AS LONG AS THEY ARE AROUND ANY PRECIPITATION THAT IS NOT IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL FALL AS RAIN. THERE IS ALSO COLDER AIR TO THE WEST THAT WILL BE FILTERING INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THE ISSUE IS WHETHER THE COLD AIR WILL MOVE IN FAST ENOUGH TO CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO SNOW BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION STOPS. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE WARM AIR WILL BE AROUND LONG ENOUGH THAT AS THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS DIMINISH ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA WILL BE LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. TOWARD MORNING IT MAY TURN TO SNOW A GIVE SMALL ACCUMULATIONS BUT NOTHING MORE IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. FRIDAY NIGHT MAY BE A DIFFERENT STORY AS THE COLD AIR WILL BE ENTRENCHED IN THE AREA AND THE DOWNSLOPE WILL HAVE ENDED WITH A WEAK SURFACE REMAINING OVER THE AREA. THERE IS ALSO A SHARP UPPER LEVEL WAVE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST WHICH SHOULD PRODUCE SOME SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY FOR THE ENTIRE ANCHORAGE AREA. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SEE SOME PARTIAL CLEARING THIS EVENING WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE CHANCES FOR FOG IN THE AREA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH ALASKA PENINSULA THERE WILL BE SOME PERIODS OF SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AS BOTH WINDS AND PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO SEVERELY RESTRICT VISIBILITY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE STRONG STORM IN THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWEST EARLY NEXT WEEK AND A NEW LOW SKIRTS JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THIS SECOND LOW WILL GET DEFLECTED SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA MID WEEK AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE WESTERN COAST OF THE STATE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. APR 12
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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 1:55 PM AKDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 155 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 AKZ101-060800- ...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED AGAIN IN ANCHORAGE... AFTER NEARLY A MONTH OF NO ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA THERE IS SNOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE FRONT THAT HAS BEEN CAUSING THE GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND MOVE EASTWARD WITH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START LATE THIS EVENING AS LIGHT RAIN AND REMAIN LIGHT RAIN MOST OF THE NIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW TOWARD MORNING. SNOW SHOULD FALL INTO THE MORNING HOURS BUT THE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO TOTAL IN THE ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCH RANGE. THE SECOND WAVE WHICH MOVES INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN SNOW THE ENTIRE TIME. AT THIS TIME WE EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY WHICH RESULTS IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 2 TO 3.5 INCH RANGE. THE CURRENT SEASONAL TOTAL IS 3.2 INCHES SHORT OF THE ALL TIME RECORD. THIS WOULD LIKELY KEEP US SHY OF THE RECORD AS THE LOCATION OF RECORD IS LIKELY TO BE ON THE LOWER END OF THE RANGE. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE ANCHORAGE AREA FRIDAY. IF THIS HAPPENS...SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA FOR THE MAJORITY OF TOMORROW AND THE RECORD WOULD LIKELY BE BROKEN.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 5, 8:56 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 6, 9:55 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 18 hr |
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