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Gale Warning 383, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 3, 2012, 6:55 AM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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
- May 3, 2012, 6:55 AM AKDT (14:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
360 FZAK52 PAFC 031457 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 UPDATED ZONES 155 165 170 171 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A 1012 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL DEVELOP ON FRI AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 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 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
873 FZAK52 PAFC 031648 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A 1012 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL DEVELOP ON FRI AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
181 FZAK52 PAFC 032307 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 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. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI. A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 1000 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 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 May 3, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES AFTER ABOUT 48 HOURS WITH THE LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE GFS WAS FAVORED OVERALL FOR THE FIRST 48 TO 54 HOURS...THEN THE NAM/UKMET/ECMWF WERE IN THE BEST AGREEMENT FOR THE PERIOD BEYOND 54 HOURS. .UPPER LEVELS AND SURFACE ANALYSIS... A CLOSED UPPER LOW IS BEGINNING TO DIVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN MAINLAND THIS MORNING. THERE IS A WEAK SURFACE LOW MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA LATER TODAY. SNOW IS ONCE AGAIN BEING REPORTED AT SEVERAL SITES ACROSS THE AREA...FROM SAINT PAUL TO ILIAMNA TO GULKANA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHWEST... RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE BRISTOL BAY AREA WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE LOWER 30S. THIS SHOWERY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE WEAK SURFACE LOWS CONTINUE TO MEANDER AROUND THE AREA AND NORTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES OVERALL. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL RECOVER SOME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...INTO THE 40S BY SATURDAY. SOUTH CENTRAL... LOW PRESSURE WILL GENERALLY CONTINUE TO SPIN AND MEANDER AROUND THE GULF...CONTINUING THE SHOWER ACTIVITY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE COULD BE SOME SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MAT-SU VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE AREA...HOWEVER IF THERE IS WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER...SHOWER ACTIVITY COULD BE MINIMIZED. TEMPERATURES WILL RECOVER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...WITH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE WESTERN KENAI...ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND MAT-SU VALLEY REACHING THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S OVER THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... A DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL BRING CONTINUED UNSETTLED WEATHER TO MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO NEXT WEEK. WARMER AIR WILL RETURN AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTHWARD. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY KUSKOKWIM RIVER AT SLEETMUTE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 63 hr | |
| May 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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