Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 457, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
674 FZAK52 PAFC 102354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 150 NM W OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WED. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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848 FZAK52 PAFC 110539 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 150 NM W OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WED. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE TO SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
349 FZAK52 PAFC 111148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 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. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 997 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION ON FRI. A 1006 MB LOW 500 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO AROUND 310 NM NORTH OF ATTU THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
713 FZAK52 PAFC 112347 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 997 MB WED NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 1008 MB 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB 380 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...TWO UPPER LEVEL LOWS EXTEND FROM ONE CENTER OVER THE BRISTOL BAY TO KUSKOKWIM DELTA AREA TO A SECOND CENTER OVER THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY. MOISTURE IS WRAPPING AROUND THE YUKON TERRITORY UPPER CENTER INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN PRODUCING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION. A RIDGE IS BUILDING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. EXPECT THIS TO RESULT IN THE TYPICAL GUSTY SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH WIND THROUGH THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. A SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A FRONT ELONGATING TO THE EAST IS PRODUCING MODERATE WIND AND SOME PRECIPITATION IN THE ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WED NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO HAVE MINOR DIFFERENCES BY THU AFTERNOON. THE FRONTAL LOW WILL TAKE A TURN TO THE NORTH ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THEN MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA AS A WEAK LOW THEN FORMS ALONG THE FRONT OF THIS LOW NEAR THE SOUTHWEST END OF KODIAK ISLAND WED NIGHT THU MORNING. THE MODELS GENERALLY AGREE WITH A WEAK LOW IN THE NORTH GULF COAST BY THU NIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTH CENTRAL....THE WAVE ALOFT AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE FROM THE UPPER LOW IS SUPPORTING SHOWERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WHILE THE COPPER RIVER BASIN IS IN THE RAIN. DIVERGENT FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SHOWERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COOL AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW HAS LOWERED FREEZING LEVELS TO AROUND 4200 FEET. THIS MAY RESULT IN SNOW MIXED IN WITH RAIN THROUGH THOMPSON PASS TONIGHT THOUGH NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR PARTIAL CLEARING. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT PUSHING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SHOULD SPREAD OVER THE REGION BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. .SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...SHOWERS ARE PERSISTING OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY ZONE TODAY. RAIN DRIZZLE AND FOG HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COAST AND LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ARE PERSISTING TO THE NORTH ALONG THE COAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. CLEARING IN THE NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA ZONE SHOULD BE CONDUCIVE TO WARMER SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND SOME CONVECTIVE BUILDUPS LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL ALLOW FOR A FEW DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP IN NORTHERN REGIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. COOL CLOUDY AND WET CONDITIONS WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RETROGRADES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. .ALEUTIANS AND BERING...THE LOW NEAR SEGUAM ISLAND AND ITS FRONT IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN ALONG THE CHAIN AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS SUPPORTING SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. FOG OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA HAS PERSISTED AND MOVED BACK INTO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THIS WILL BE AN ISSUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. ONCE THE LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WED NIGHT NORTHWEST WIND SHOULD RESULT IN MIXING OUT SOME OF THE FOG ALTHOUGH IT WILL ALSO SERVE TO ADVECT THE FOG FROM THE NORTH INTO THE PRIBILOFS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AFTER A RIDGE BUILDS IN BRIEFLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY A LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH A FRONT INTO THE GULF BY LATE SAT. THE RIDGE REDEVELOPS MON THEN SHOULD BE REPLACED BY A TROUGH DIGGING SOUTH ACROSS THE MAINLAND TUE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...130 136 137 138. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SAM JUL 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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