Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 503, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 26, 2012, 4:00 AM 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
- Aug 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
007 FZAK51 PAFC 261136 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE IN THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA MON MORNING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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144 FZAK51 PAFC 261504 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 CORRECTED 120 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE IN THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA MON MORNING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
019 FZAK51 PAFC 262329 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND SUN NIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO 20 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
571 FZAK51 PAFC 270642 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND SUN NIGHT AND WILL MOVE TO 20 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1045 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
990 FZAK51 PAFC 271159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND MON MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB TUE MORNING AND WILL THEN MOVE INLAND. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...WIND BECOMING N 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Aug 25, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... A NEARLY STATIONARY LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND AN UPPER HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC HAS KEPT THE BERING SEA AND MAINLAND ALASKA IN A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW. A 300 MB JET FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND INTO THE BERING SEA AND MAINLAND ALASKA HAS BEEN DRIVING A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEM ACROSS THE STATE OVER TH LAST FEW DAYS. THE LAST WEATHER FRONT HAD MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA LAST NIGHT AND THE NEXT STORM HAD JUST MOVED INTO THE BERING SEA THIS MORNING. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MODELS HAVE FINALLY LOCKED ONTO A COMMON SOLUTION CONCERNING THE BERING STORM SYSTEM AND ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA....THE NEXT STORM EMBEDDED IN THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIME ESPECIALLY OVER THE SUSITNA AND MATANUSKA VALLEYS AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. THERE MAYBE SOME SMALL STREAM FLOODING ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SHOWERS AS THE WEATHER FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREAS MONDAY. AN UPPER RIDGE MOVING ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MOST OF THE COASTAL SECTIONS CONTINUE TO BE PLAGUED BY WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF FOG. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SEND A WEATHER FRONT ONSHORE AND BRING MORE RAIN INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING AND SPREAD IT TO THE REST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY BUT RAIN AND CLOUDS WILL LINGER ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE TILL THE UPPER TROUGH PASSES EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SKIES WILL CLEAR FROM THE WEST MONDAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES INTO WESTERN ALASKA. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS....A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE YUKON DELTA TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THEN MOVE WESTWARD INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT AS MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BERING. A RIDGE OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING MONDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST WESTERN CANADA THURSDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE BERING LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE STATE THURSDAY. ANOTHER BOUT OF RAIN WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 160 179 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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