Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 359, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 27 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 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
466 FZAK52 PAFC 301202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA WILL HOLD THROUGH BUT WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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191 FZAK52 PAFC 301602 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 703 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA WILL HOLD THROUGH BUT WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
847 FZAK52 PAFC 301852 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1048 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 150 FOR TUE NIGHT PERIOD 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA WILL HOLD THROUGH BUT WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1048 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302344 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EARLY MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EARLY MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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 Apr 29, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LOW HAS MOVED INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA OVERNIGHT AND HAS WEAKENED THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH, WHICH DEVELOPED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING, HAS MOVED INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE WESTERN BERING. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS VERTICALLY STACKED BENEATH THE UPPER LOW. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WHICH HAS STALLED ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST HAS BROUGHT RAIN TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND KODIAK ISLAND AND SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER ANCHORAGE, WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. A DRY NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA HAS KEPT THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR MOSTLY SUNNY WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND THERE TO NO REAL PREFERENCE TOWARD ANY ONE PARTICULAR MODEL. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MONDAY WHERE IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. RAIN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL BECOME RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WILL HELP DEVELOP A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF RAIN, ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH, WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING. A LARGE COLD UPPER LOW NEAR POINT LAY WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND EXTEND A TROUGH THROUGH THE SUSITNA VALLEY, COOK INLET AND KENAI PENINSULA TUESDAY. THE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND AND MORE COLD AIR WILL POUR BACK INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY LATE MONDAY AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW COULD DEVELOP OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE EAST AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUESDAY. AREAS OF FOG WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING THROUGH TUESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL DRIFT INTO THE NORTHEAST BERING FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN AREA OF COLD ADVECTION WILL BE SHIFTED INTO THE BERING SEA WHILE TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL WARM BACK UP. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WHICH WILL INDUCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Apr 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr |
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