Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 338, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
243 FZAK52 PAFC 121109 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 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. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 510 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 978 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF 161W. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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078 FZAK52 PAFC 122306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 973 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
121 FZAK52 PAFC 131153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 973 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SE OF SAND POINT SUN MORNING AND DECREASE TO 983 MB. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. . SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
363 FZAK52 PAFC 132251 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH SUN. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AT 974 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 983 MB. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
377 FZAK52 PAFC 141159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A 971 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 983 MB. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUST TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 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 11, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 11 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE WILL WEAKEN A LITTLE AND MOVE INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN LATER IN THE WEEK. THE JET STREAM IS RUNNING WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND IS STRENGTHENING A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF ATTU. THIS LOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS WEEKEND. A SHARP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA WILL DIG SOUTHWARD AND MERGE WITH THE LOW THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THE SURFACE A STRONG HIGH IS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THAT WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. THE LOW THAT HAS BROUGHT WEATHER TO THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA IS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA...THOUGH IT IS STILL CLOSE ENOUGH TO BRING EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING VERY WELL. USING THE NAM FOR DETAIL IN THE EAST. A NAM/GFS BLEND WAS USED FOR THE WESTERN AREAS. TOWARD THE WEEKEND THE LOW APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL ELONGATE AND DEVELOP A SECOND CENTER. THE ECMWF AND NAM BOTH SHOW THIS FEATURE BUT THE GFS IS CONSOLIDATING THE ENERGY INTO A SINGLE CENTER WHICH IT OFTEN DOES AND THIS IS NOT LIKELY. THEREFORE THE ECMWF IS PREFERRED IN THE LONGER TERM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE FIRST SHORT WAVE HAS BROUGHT SOME MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. THESE CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE DISSIPATE AS THEY MOVE WESTWARD INTO THE RIDGE. THE NEXT WAVE ALSO APPEARS TO BE JUST SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS AND THE BIGGEST THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE THE NORTH GULF COAST FRIDAY. A DEFORMATION ZONE EXTENDS FROM JUST EAST OF THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH THE UNIMAK PASS AREA. THIS IS CONTINUING TO BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW FROM DUTCH HARBOR THROUGH COLD BAY. TEMPERATURES ARE JUST ABOVE FREEZING BOTH PLACES SO THE SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE AS WE ENTER THE WEEKEND WILL BE THE LARGE LOW APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE FORM OF RAIN. JUST A FEW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE IT INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME MIXING WITH SNOW IN AREAS WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...HEAVY SPRAY 179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.