Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 349, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
685 FZAK52 PAFC 211148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 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. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF ATTU INTENSIFIES TO 982 MB SUN MORNING 50 NM NORTH OF ADAK AND THEN WEAKENS TO 990 MB SUN NIGHT 50 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. $$
2 follow-up statements
176 FZAK52 PAFC 212254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 240 NM WEST OF ADAK MOVES TO AROUND 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST GEORGE ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STORM SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 993 MB AND MOVES TO DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST BERING MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$
468 FZAK52 PAFC 221158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT AT 991 MB AND THEN TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 997 MB MON EVENING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST BERING MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT BY NOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 22 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 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 20, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 20 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE IS WEAK TODAY AS THE PATTERN IS SHIFTING. THERE IS A CUT OFF UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SEA. A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ALASKA PENINSULA BETWEEN THESE TROUGHS. THERE IS ALSO A PRONOUNCED JET STREAM RUNNING OVER THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RIDGE INTO THE BERING SEA THAT TURNS SHARPLY OVER BRISTOL BAY AS IT HEADS AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW THAT IS SOUTH OF THE GULF. SO EVEN THOUGH THE MAINLAND PORTION OF THE STATE HAS LIGHT FLOW THERE ARE MUCH STRONGER UPPER LEVEL WINDS IN THE BERING SEA WHICH WILL BE MOVING OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE AS THE PATTEN PROGRESSES. AT THE SURFACE THE IS A COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF WHICH IS EXTENDING A TROUGH INTO THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE. THIS IS BRINGING GENERALLY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...WHICH TURN MORE NORTHWEST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE STRONG SURFACE RIDGE IS STILL OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BUT WILL BE MOVING EASTWARD AS A LARGE LOW SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES TO NEAR KISKA TOMORROW. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING QUITE WELL AND EVEN THE GFS HAS COME IN LINE WITH THE OTHER ONES IN REGARDS TO THE LARGE LOW THAT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA. STILL PREFERRED THE ECMWF OVERALL AND THE NAM WAS ALSO USED TO FILL IN DETAIL. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE MAJORITY OF THE MAINLAND WILL SEE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OVER MOUNTAINS. THE BIG EXCEPTION WILL BE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHICH WILL REMAIN UNDER LOW STRATUS WITH SOME SNOW FLURRIES AS NORTHWEST WINDS OFF THE ICE PACK KEEP THAT AREA CONSIDERABLE COLDER. THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST WHILE THE PACIFIC SIDE WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR INTO SATURDAY. THE LARGE LOW MOVING TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BRING WARMER AIR TO THE REGION THROUGH TOMORROW...THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AFTER THE LOW MOVES BY. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THIS SYSTEM. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LARGE LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY MIDWEEK. THIS WILL BRING A GOOD BIT OF CLEARING OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 172 175 176. 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 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 20, 8:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr |
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