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Gale Warning 337, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 10, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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: Apr 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

028 
FZAK51 PAFC 101145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 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.

PKZ197-110300-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTH OF
AKHIOK AT 988 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC
ON WED. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN
GULF THROUGH THU. 

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO
10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY EARLY MORNING FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT LIGHT WINDS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 
FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

190 
FZAK51 PAFC 102308
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 983 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN
THROUGH WED. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NW TO NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Apr 9, 10:35 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	5 hr
Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.