Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 396, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 9, 2012, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 2012, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2012, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
649 FZAK51 PAFC 091902 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB ALEUTIAN LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB NEAR BRISTOL BAY LATE WED NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1100 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1100 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO SOUTH 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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899 FZAK51 PAFC 092256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH M ON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
161 FZAK51 PAFC 100014 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
505 FZAK51 PAFC 100706 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 UPDATED 121 125 129 130 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 9, 5:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 9, 5:00 AM AKDT, 6 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE
REGION IS IN THE PROCESS OF A TRANSITION. THE UPPER LOW THAT HAS BEEN
DOMINATING OUR WEATHER FOR THE LAST WEEK IS FINALLY MOVING INLAND
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. A SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND THIS
LOW IS LINGERING OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS MORNING PRODUCING A
SHOT OF LATE-SEASON ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. FURTHER WEST...A
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR IS BEING STEERED BY A ZONAL
100 KT JET TOWARD BRISTOL BAY. BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS...WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE IS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL BUT IS DOING LITTLE MORE THAN
PRODUCE SOME AREAS OF LOW CLOUDINESS IN NORTHERN COOK INLET. BEHIND
THE ALEUTIAN LOW...A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR IS FILTERING DOWN
THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND FUELING SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS
MORNING WITH THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN. ALL THE MODELS BRING THE
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW TO BRISTOL BAY BY THIS EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY
THE CIRCULATION UP AS IT SPREADS INLAND. THERE ARE A FEW MINOR
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS REGARDING HOW QUICKLY THE OVERALL LOW
PRESSURE MOVES INLAND...THOUGH WITH NO CLEAR PREFERENCE THE NAM WAS
CHOSEN DUE TO ITS SUPERIOR HANDLING OF THE COMPLEX TERRAIN IN
SOUTHCENTRAL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...CHALLENGING FORECAST THIS MORNING...PRIMARILY
REVOLVING AROUND THE MAGNITUDE/TIMING/DURATION OF STRONG WINDS AROUND
THE REGION. AS THE LOW APPROACHES THIS EVENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS WINDS
THROUGH THE FAVORED GAPS (TURNAGAIN ARM/PORTAGE VALLEY/KNIK ARM) WILL
STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. LESS CLEAR IS WHEN - AND IF -
WINDS COMING OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM AND AFFECTING WEST ANCHORAGE WILL
COME TO AN END. AT THIS TIME THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS THAT
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS PARTS OF ANCHORAGE THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING OFF FOR A PERIOD OVERNIGHT...AND THEN
INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. AFTER SOME SUNNY BREAKS THIS
AFTERNOON...COASTAL LOCATIONS WILL SEE STEADY RAIN MOVE IN THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. INLAND LOCATIONS WILL BE
LARGELY DOWNSLOPED FOR MUCH OF THIS EVENT...THOUGH A SECONDARY LOW
THAT MAY MOVE UP TOWARD THE KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY NIGHT MAY BRING
MORE STEADY RAIN TO THE WESTERN KENAI AND ANCHORAGE.
.SOUTHWEST...DESPITE THE LOW CENTER MOVING OVERHEAD...THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND SHOULD SEE MORE BENIGN WEATHER THAN LOCATIONS FURTHER TO THE
EAST. NUMEROUS RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...GRADUALLY DISSIPATING
SOME OF THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG THAT HAVE AFFECTED THE AREA FOR THE
LAST SEVERAL DAYS. THE ONE EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE INLAND OVER THE
BRISTOL BAY ZONE WHERE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS
EVENING ALONG WITH SOME STEADIER PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW. ONSHORE
FLOW RETURNS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING LOW CLOUDS BACK TO THE
REGION.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...AS THE LOW CENTER NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MOVES
TOWARD THE MAINLAND THIS EVENING...COLD NORTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW
SHOWERS ACTIVITY WILL OVERTAKE THE AREA ONCE AGAIN. THIS PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A REINFORCING UPPER LOW FROM THE ARCTIC DROPS
DOWN THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA ON FRIDAY BEFORE THE LONGWAVE TROUGH
BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD INTO THE GULF. THE LONG RANGE MODELS ARE
BEGINNING TO HINT THAT A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE MAY BUILD ACROSS THE
EASTERN BERING BY THE START OF NEXT WEEK. IF THIS HAPPENS...WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND SUNSHINE MAY FINALLY ARRIVE ACROSS THE STATE.
HOWEVER...THIS FAR IN ADVANCE CONFIDENCE EVEN IN THE OVERALL PATTERN
FOR THE STATE REMAINS BELOW AVERAGE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 152
MARINE...GALE 120 125 129 130
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111 141
RED FLAG WATCH 141
DIXON MAY 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.