Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 408, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
480 FZAK51 PAFC 182326 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN ALONG THE COAST SUN. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JM
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853 FZAK51 PAFC 191114 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND THEN REMAIN ALONG THE COAST THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN KAMISHAK BAY DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
548 FZAK51 PAFC 191807 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND THEN REMAIN ALONG THE COAST THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1000 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
727 FZAK51 PAFC 192331 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE SUN. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JM
119 FZAK51 PAFC 201154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL LINGER ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 430 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 18, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MEAN LOW AMPLITUDE TROUGH OVER THE STATE OF ALASKA WITH A STACKED LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A MODERATE RIDGE IS OVER EASTERN RUSSIA THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. THE JET IS SITUATED OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WITH A CORE OF 160KT JUST A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE JET LOSES ITS STRENGTH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. AT THE SURFACE ONLY ONE LOW IS IN THE PICTURE AND THIS IS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN HAS SPREAD OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND. RAINFALL HAS YET TO REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. SOME LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS PRESENT ALONG BRISTOL BAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS ALOFT. OVER THE BERING SEA FOG IS THERE AND SHOULD STAY FOR THE NEXT DAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN BERING. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS SEEMED TO HAVE INITIALIZED WELL AT THE 12Z MODEL TIME. HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES WITH THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF SHORT WAVE TROUGHS ROTATING AROUND THE STACKED LOW. THESE WEAK VORT MAXES ROLL UP THE EASTERN GULF WITH DIFFERENT INTENSITIES. THE OTHER DIFFERENCE IS THE FLOW OF THE STACKED LOW INTO THE GULF ON SUNDAY. THE EC SEEMS TO BE A BIT FAST GIVEN THE JET STRUCTURE WHILE THE GFS AND ITS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE A BIT SLOWER. SO GOING MORE WITH A LEAN TO THE 12Z GFS WITH DAY 2-3 FORECAST. NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE SHORTER TERM OF THE FORECAST THOUGH. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TO LIFT INLAND THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE SURFACE FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE. THIS WILL COOL OFF THE PATTERN AND LESSEN CONVECTION FARTHER INLAND. SURFACE TROUGH INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ALONG COAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL KEEP TURNAGAIN WINDS AND GAPS IN SOUTH CENTRAL WINDY. LOW RH CONCERNS HAVE KEPT THE RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR ZONES 111 141 AND 145. ANCHORAGE IS CLOSE BUT FEEL ENOUGH INCREASE IN MOISTURE WITH APPROACHING FRONT TO NOT WARRANT RED FLAG. THE FRONT WILL PUSH TO THE COAST TONIGHT WITH PRECIP REMAINING ALONG THE COAST. WITH THE COOLER TEMPS INLAND TOMORROW THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND GAP FLOW WILL BE A BIT LESS WITH PRECIP REMAINING ALONG THE COAST. CHANCES INLAND WILL LESSEN DUE TO COOLER TEMPS ALOFT. WILL CONTINUE TO SEE GALE CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITH THE FRONT REMAINING IN THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN INTO SUNDAY WITH PRECIP STILL ALONG THE COAST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SURFACE FRONT HAS STALLED OVER BRISTOL BAY AND IS WEAKENING TODAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF. SOME CONVECTION TO REMAIN OVER THE INLAND AREAS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS TEMPS REMAIN WARM THERE. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...SURFACE LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS CONTINUING PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA. THE LOW WILL PULL OFF TO THE EAST SUNDAY. BEFORE THAT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BE UNDER MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WITH MODERATE WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE AKPEN AND WESTERN CAPES. FOG WILL CONTINUE AND SPREAD OVER THE BERING OVER THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH PRESSURE. UPPER LOW DROPPING INTO THE AREA MONDAY WILL LIKELY BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS THE BERING AS IT DROPS SOUTH. A CLOSED LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPS INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING FROM THE ARCTIC MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. NOT MUCH SURFACE REFLECTION WITH THIS FEATURE. A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE PANHANDLE MID WEEK WITH A STACKED LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING. RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AS IT ALSO BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. BY THURSDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE AT THE SURFACE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH THE BERING WITH A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND. THEREFORE WE WILL HAVE WARM CONDITIONS INLAND AND A COLD HIGH OVER THE BERING DUE TO THE FACT A LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE BERING AT THIS TIME. A VORT MAX WILL ROTATE AROUND THIS ANCHOR UPPER LEVEL LOW AT SOME POINT AND BRING A SURFACE LOW INTO THE BERING LATE NEXT WEEK OR WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG 111 141 AND 145. JN MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 19, 10:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr |
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